ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: probably so called from the resemblance of the bill to a surgical needle
1. : green tody
2. : a curve-billed hummingbird ( Sericotes holosericeus ) of the West Indies ; broadly : any of various West Indian hummingbirds
ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: probably so called from the resemblance of the bill to a surgical needle
1. : green tody
2. : a curve-billed hummingbird ( Sericotes holosericeus ) of the West Indies ; broadly : any of various West Indian hummingbirds
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012