English Explanatory Dictionary

doctor bird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Trochilus polytmus; a red-billed streamertail; scissor-tail hummingbird; scissors tail hummingbird (hummingbird)

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒktɚ ˈbɝd/ /ˈdɒktə(r)ˈbɜː(r)d/

Word forms

doctor bird doctor birds

Etymology

Compound of doctor + bird. The bird, endemic to Jamaica, is so named because its tail resembles a stethoscope.

Related words

hummingbird streamertail

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