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Trochilus
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species.
2. Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. [Obs.]
3. The crocodile bird.
4. An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also scotia.