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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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