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trochilus
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TROCHILUS, TROCHIL
n.[L. trochilus; Gr. to run. ] 1. An aquatic bird, a swift runner, with long legs, which is said to get its meat out of the crocodile's mouth.
2. A name given to the golden crowned wren.
3. In zoology, the humming bird or honeysucker, a kind of beautiful little birds, natives of America.
4. In architecture, a hollow ring round a column; called also scotia, and by workmen, the casement.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TROCHILUS
Troch "i *lus, n.; pl. Trochili. Etym: [L.trochilus a kind of small bird. Gr. to run. ]
1. (Zoöl.) (a ) A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species. (b ) Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. [Obs. ](c ) The crocodile bird.
2. (Arch. )
Defn: An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also scotia.
Duden Dictionary
Trochilus
Tro chi lus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr o chilus |der Trochilus; Genitiv: des Trochilus, Plural: die Trochilen Hohlkehle in der Basis ionischer Säulen
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