Tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill

• West Indian bird

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The todies are a family , Todidae , of Caribbean birds in the order Coraciiformes , which also includes the kingfishers , bee-eaters and rollers . The family has one genus , Todus . These are small, near passerine species of forests of the Greater Antilles ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tody \To"dy\, n.; pl. Todies . [Cf. NL. todus, F. todier, G. todvogel.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small insectivorous West Indian birds of the genus Todus . They are allied to the kingfishers.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the genus ''Todus'' of small insectivorous Caribbean birds.