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Webster 1913 Edition
Trochilus
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Troch′i-lus
,Noun.
pl.
Trochili
(#)
. [L.
trochilus
a kind of small bird. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK]
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.
2.
(Arch.)
An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; – called also
scotia
.