green tody

green tody
noun
: a tody (Todus todus) of Jamaica that is largely green with a crimson throat and whitish underparts

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  • tody — [tō′dē] n. pl. todies [Fr todier < L todus, small bird] any of a family (Todidae) of small, insect eating coraciiform birds of the West Indies with green upper parts and a red throat …   English World dictionary

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  • tody — /toh dee/, n., pl. todies. any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage. [appar. < F todier, based on NL Todus a genus, L: a kind of small… …   Universalium

  • tody — [ təʊdi] noun (plural todies) a small insectivorous Caribbean bird with a large head, long bill, bright green upper parts, and a red throat. [Genus Todus: five species.] Origin C18: from Fr. todier, from L. todus, the name of a small bird …   English new terms dictionary

  • tody — /ˈtoʊdi/ (say tohdee) noun (plural todies) any of the small insectivorous West Indian birds constituting the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, and having a brightly coloured green and red plumage. {French todier, from Latin… …  

  • Cuban Tody — In Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Puerto Rican Tody — Taxobox name = Puerto Rican Tody status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47686|title=Todus mexicanus|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this… …   Wikipedia

  • Broad-billed Tody — Taxobox name = Broad billed Tody image width = 210px image caption = Todus todus status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Coraciiformes familia = Todidae genus = Todus species = T. subulatus… …   Wikipedia

  • Common Tody-flycatcher — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

  • King tody — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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