lophornis reginae

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lophornis reginae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Spangle \Span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spangled; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Spangling.]
     To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with
     small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled
     breastplate. --Donne.
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           What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty? --Shak.
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     Spangled coquette (Zool.), a tropical humming bird
        (Lophornis reginae). See Coquette, 2.
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