Lucifer hummingbird
noun
Definition of Lucifer hummingbird
: a bronze green fork-tailed hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) of southwestern North America that has a purple gorget in the male
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Origin and Etymology of lucifer hummingbird
lucifer from New Latin (specific epithet of Calothorax lucifer), from Latin
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