TROCHIL

Etymology

Noun

trochil (plural trochils)

The crocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius.

Source: Wiktionary

Tro"chil, n. Etym: [Cf. F. trochile. See Trochilus.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The crocodile bird. The crocodile . . . opens his chaps to let the trochil in to pick his teeth, which gives it the usual feeding. Sir T. Herbert.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition