"trochilus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɒkɪləs/ Forms: trochiluses [plural], trochili [plural]
Etymology: From Latin trochilus (“a kind of small bird”), from Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos), from τρέχω (trékhō, “to run”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|trochilus|t=a kind of small bird}} Latin trochilus (“a kind of small bird”), {{der|en|grc|τροχίλος}} Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|trochili}} trochilus (plural trochiluses or trochili)
  1. (zoology) Any member of the hummingbird genus Trochilus.
    Sense id: en-trochilus-en-noun-FjbLX-37 Categories (other): Zoology, Pages with entries, Hummingbirds Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 52 2 2 Disambiguation of Hummingbirds: 52 48 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (architecture) a scotia.
    Sense id: en-trochilus-en-noun-x5dXQMOI Categories (other): Architecture, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Hummingbirds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 64 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 52 2 2 Disambiguation of Hummingbirds: 52 48 Topics: architecture

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