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Definition of Trochilus

1. n. A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species.

Definition of Trochilus

1. a trochil [n -LI] - See also: trochil

Medical Definition of Trochilus

1. 1. A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species. Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. The crocodile bird. 2. An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; called also scotia. Origin: L.trochilus a kind of small bird. Gr, fr. To run. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Trochilus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Curious Creatures in Zoology: With 130 Illus. Throughout the Text by John Ashton (1890)
"THE trochilus. This bird, as described by Aristotle, and others, is of a peculiar turn of mind :—" When the Crocodile gapes, the trochilus flies into its ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1893)
"trochilus colubris.—St. Catherine's, Ontario. A few fragments of insects. ... trochilus colubris—Hawkinsville, Fla. Many minute fragments of insects. ..."

3. A Popular Account of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1854)
"The story of the " trochilus" entering its mouth as it sleeps on the ... But the ichneumon is far more dangerous to the eggs, than the trochilus is useful ..."

4. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1890)
"trochilus FORFICATUS, CHAPTER XII /. £rd Valparaiso—Excursion to the foot of the Andes—Structure of the land—Ascend the Bell of Quillota—Shattered masses of ..."

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