Rubythroat \Ru"by*throat`\, n. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to {Trochilus}, {Calypte}, {Stellula}, and allies, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of the Eastern United States ({Trochilus colubris}). [1913 Webster]