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Trochili
(gcide) | Trochilus \Troch"i*lus\, n.; pl. Trochili. [L. trochilus a
kind of small bird. Gr. ?, fr. ? to run.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the
known species.
(b) Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets.
[Obs.]
(c) The crocodile bird.
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2. (Arch.) An annular molding whose section is concave, like
the edge of a pulley; -- called also scotia.
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Trochili
(gcide) | Trochili \Troch"i*li\, n. pl. [NL. See Trochilus.] (Zool.)
A division of birds comprising the humming birds.
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Trochilic
(gcide) | Trochilic \Tro*chil"ic\, a. [See Trochilics.]
OF or pertaining to rotary motion; having power to draw out
or turn round. "By art trochilic." --Camden.
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Trochilics
(gcide) | Trochilics \Tro*chil"ics\, n. [Gr. ? the sheaf of a pulley,
roller of a windlass, from ? to run.]
The science of rotary motion, or of wheel work. --Wilkins.
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Trochilidist
(gcide) | Trochilidist \Tro*chil"i*dist\, n. [See Trochilus.]
One who studies, or is versed in, the nature and habits of
humming birds, or the Trochilidae. --Gould.
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family trochilidae
(wn) | family Trochilidae
n 1: hummingbirds [syn: Trochilidae, family Trochilidae] |
trochilidae
(wn) | Trochilidae
n 1: hummingbirds [syn: Trochilidae, family Trochilidae] |
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