Anna's hummingbird

noun
An·​na's hummingbird | \ ˈanəz-\
variants: or less commonly Anna hummingbird

Definition of Anna's hummingbird

: a rather large hummingbird (Calypte anna) of western Mexico and California, the male being chiefly metallic bronze-green with rose-red forehead, crown, and throat and a dusky blackish tail, the female bronzy green above and dull gray below

First Known Use of Anna's hummingbird

1839, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Anna's hummingbird

after Anna Masséna †1887 duchess of Rivoli

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