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Webster 1913 Edition
Trochilus
‖
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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Trochilus
TRO'CHILUS
Definition 2024
Trochilus
Trochilus
See also: trochilus
Translingual
Proper noun
Trochilus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – small hummingbirds of Jamaica.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Animalia - kingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Apodiformes - order; Trochilidae - family; Trochilinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Trochilus polytmus, Trochilus scitulus - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
trochilus
trochilus
See also: Trochilus
English
Noun
trochilus (plural trochiluses or trochili)
- (zoology) Any member of the hummingbird genus Trochilus.
- (architecture) An annular moulding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; a scotia.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos).
Pronunciatiom
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtro.kʰi.lus/, [ˈtrɔ.kʰɪ.ɫʊs]
Noun
trochilus m (genitive trochilī); second declension
- A kind of small bird
- (architecture) trochilus
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trochilus | trochilī |
| genitive | trochilī | trochilōrum |
| dative | trochilō | trochilīs |
| accusative | trochilum | trochilōs |
| ablative | trochilō | trochilīs |
| vocative | trochile | trochilī |
References
- trochilus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “trochilus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.