trochilus

[trok-uh-luhs]

noun

Architecture.

plural

trochili 

1. scotia.

trochilus

/ ˈtrɒkɪləs /

noun

1. another name for hummingbird

2. any of several Old World warblers, esp Phylloscopus trochilus (willow warbler)

Word History and Origins

Origin of trochilus¹

1555–65; < Greek tróchilos; trochlea

Word History and Origins

Origin of trochilus¹

C16: via Latin from Greek trokhilos name of a small Egyptian bird said by ancient writers to pick the teeth of crocodiles, from trekhein to run