ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
: any of numerous nonpasserine birds constituting a family (Trochilidae) that is noted for the small size of most species and the brilliant iridescent plumage of the males which in some forms have remarkable crests, neck tufts, or elongated tail feathers, and being anatomically related to the swifts and like them having narrow wings with long primaries but a slender bill and a very extensile tongue