trochilus
Americannoun
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trochili
plural
noun
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another name for hummingbird
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any of several Old World warblers, esp Phylloscopus trochilus (willow warbler)
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Etymology
Origin of trochilus
1555–65; < Greek tróchilos; see trochlea
Example Sentences
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There are also humming-birds, which yet seem to differ from the numerous sorts of this delicate animal already known, unless they be a mere variety of the trochilus colubris of Linnæus.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Robert Kerr
The shape of the eggs, as already noticed, varies much, being sometimes longer than those of P. trochilus, and at other times very much of the same rounded shape.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume
Frequently they are more pointed at the smaller end than those of P. trochilus usually are.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume
The texture of the egg is similar to that of P. trochilus, with scarcely any gloss.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume
The astragals must be one eighth of the trochilus.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
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