"trochil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trochils [plural]
Etymology: From Latin trochilus (“a small bird”, probably applied to a wren). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|trochilus|pos=probably applied to a wren|t=a small bird}} Latin trochilus (“a small bird”, probably applied to a wren) Head templates: {{en-noun}} trochil (plural trochils)
  1. The crocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius. Categories (lifeform): Shorebirds

Inflected forms

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