TROCHILUS

Etymology

Noun

trochilus (plural trochiluses or trochili)

(zoology) Any member of the hummingbird genus Trochilus.

(architecture) An annular moulding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; a scotia.

Source: Wiktionary

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.)

Definition: An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also scotia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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