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trochilus

American  
[trok-uh-luhs] / ˈtrɒk ə ləs /

noun

Architecture.

plural

trochili

  1. scotia.

trochilus British  
/ ˈtrɒkɪləs /

noun

  1. another name for hummingbird

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

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Etymology

Origin of trochilus

1555–65; < Greek tróchilos; trochlea

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