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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any hummingbird of the genus Heliomaster, with throat feathers having a glittering lustre.

Etymology

From star + throat.

Related phrases

blue-tufted starthroatlong-billed starthroatplain-capped starthroatstripe-breasted starthroat

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