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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TROCHILIC

a.Having power to draw out or turn round.

TROCHILICS

n.[L. trochilus. ] The science of rotary motion.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TROCHILI

Troch "i *li, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Trochilus. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A division of birds comprising the humming birds.

TROCHILIC

Tro *chil "ic, a. Etym: [See Trochilics. ]

Defn: OF or pertaining to rotary motion; having power to draw out or turn round. "By art trochilic. " Camden.

TROCHILICS

Tro *chil "ics, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: The science of rotary motion, or of wheel work. Wilkins.

TROCHILIDIST

Tro *chil "i *dist, n. Etym: [See Trochilus. ]

Defn: One who studies, or is versed in, the nature and habits of humming birds, or the Trochilidæ. Gould.