sunbird

English
Vigors's sunbird (Aethopyga vigorsii)

Etymology

sun +‎ bird

Noun

sunbird (plural sunbirds)

  1. A bird belonging to any of several species in the family Nectariniidae.
  2. (US) A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a warm climate to a colder one in the summer; one who oversummers elsewhere.
    Coordinate terms: snowbird, summerite, year-rounder

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