trochilus
Americannoun
plural
trochilinoun
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another name for hummingbird
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any of several Old World warblers, esp Phylloscopus trochilus (willow warbler)
Etymology
Origin of trochilus
1555–65; < Greek tróchilos; trochlea
Example Sentences
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The astragals must be one eighth of the trochilus.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
I then recollected an account I had read of a bird on the Nile of that description, which is known by the name of siksak—the trochilus.
From In the Wilds of Africa by Pearse, Alfred
In the Ionic buildings of Attica the base of the column consists of two tori separated by a trochilus.
From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow
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 Hume, Allan Octavian
The egg also varies in shape; but, as a general rule, they are rather short and round, resembling in shape those of P. trochilus.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian
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