Meaning of "trochilus" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TROCHILUS

Via Latin from Greek trokhilos name of a small Egyptian bird said by ancient writers to pick the teeth of crocodiles, from trekhein to run.

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PRONUNCIATION OF TROCHILUS

trochilus  [ˈtrɒkɪləs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TROCHILUS

Trochilus is a noun.

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WHAT DOES TROCHILUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trochilus

The Streamertails are hummingbirds in the genus Trochilus that is endemic to Jamaica. It is the type genus of the Trochilidae family. Today most authorities consider the two taxa in this genus as separate species, but some continue to treat them as conspecific, in which case scitulus is a subspecies of T. polytmus. A wide range of common names apply to this combined species, including Green-and-black Streamertail, Jamaican Streamertail or simply Streamertail. The name streamertail is a reference to the greatly elongated rectrices of the males.

Definition of trochilus in the English dictionary

The definition of trochilus in the dictionary is any of several Old World warblers, esp Phylloscopus trochilus.

TRANSLATION OF TROCHILUS

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROCHILUS»

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The Trochilus Bird: And Other Poems, Limericks and Reflections

THE. PARTY. The light grew dim, the nurse was gone And I was quite alone, The drugs began to take their hold. When suddenly I found myself Arriving at a party. The figures had their certain shapes, But none was there with any face.

James E. Tague, 2005

The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...

Example, Ornismya hirundinacea (Trochilus macrou- rus, Gm.). 2. The True Campylopterians. Tail moderate, equal. Examples, Ornismya latipennis ( Trochilus campylop- terus, Gm.) ; Campylopterus ensipennis, Sw., &c. 3rd Race. The Velvet ...

‎1843

The penny cyclopædia [ed. by G. Long].

The Swallow-like Campylopterians. Tail very long, deeply forked. Example, Ornismya hirundinacea ( Trochilus macrou- rus, Gm.). 2. The True Campylopterians. Tail moderate, equal . Examples, Ornismya latipennis ( Trochilus ca'mpylop- terus, ...

Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge, George Long, 1843

Encyclopaedia Londinensis

Trochilus polytmus.-—Glossy-green, with black crown and tail; violet-brown wings, and two very long outer tail. feathers. This is the long-tailed black-cap humming-bird of Edwards, "and black-capped humming-bird o'f Latham. ' An elegant ...

John Wilkes, 1829

The Naturalist's Library: Humming birds

Trochilus mango. Plate XX 100 Green Humming-Bird. Trochilus viridis, 102 Green Black-bellied Humming-Bird. Trochilus holosericeus, 103 White-tailed Humming- Bird. Trochilus leucurus, 104 Aurulent Humming-Bird. Trochilus aurulentus ...

Sir William Jardine, 1833

Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, ...

Latham, and trochilus albus of Gmelin's Linnaeus. Supposed by Shaw to be a variety of the preceding. 43. Trochilus Brasiliensis. — Gold-green; rufescent beneath, with violet-brown wings and tail; die latter tipped with white, and ...

‎1829

Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in ...

(Trochilus clarissae, Longuem.) 333. Heliotrypha, Gould, 1853. (Heliangelus viola, Gould.) 334. Doryfera, Gould, 1847. Dorifera, Pr. B. 1849. (Trochilus ludoviciae, Bourc.) 335. ClytoLjema, Gould, 1853. (Trochilus rubineus, Lath.) 336 .

British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology, George Robert Gray, 1855

The Natural History of Humming Birds

Trochilus allAcottis, 119 Superb Humming-Bird. Trochilus superbus, . . . . . 1 20 Duke of Rivoli's Humming- Bird. Trochilus Rivolii. Plate XV11I. . . 128 Buffon's Humming-Bird. Trochilus Buffonii. Plate XIX. . .124 Mango Humming-Bird. Trochilus ...

Sir William Jardine, 1845

The natural history of humming-birds

CONTENTS. VOLUME SECOND. PAGE MEMOIR OP PENNANT, 1 Natural History of Humming-Birds, ... 41 Blue-bellied Saw-billed Humming-Bird. Trochilus thalassimis. Plates I. and II. . . 47 Gigantic Humming-Bird, Trochilus gigas. Plate III 60 ...

sir William Jardine (bart.), 1833

A companion to the Liverpool museum

Topaz Humming Bird, (Trochilus Pella) inhabits Surinam. v ,• ••» 2. Topas do. female. 3. Do. do. do. 4. 5. . 6. 7. Sapphire and Emerald H. (Trochilus Bicolor, Lin. ) inhabits Gaudaloupe. 8. Least Humming Bird, ( Trochilus Minimus J inhabits ...

William Bullock (F.L.S.), 1808

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROCHILUS»

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Pond Turtle, Whole Bunch of Other Species May Win Federal …

The San Joaquin flower-loving fly, Rhaphiomidas trochilus, is a close relative of the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly, the only insect to be listed as Endangered ... «KCET, Apr 15»

Did conservatives get trolled by Pajama Boy?

Trochilus on December 21, 2013 at 12:29 PM. Liberals don't want other people to know them as they really are. Megan McArdle is trying to blow smoke up our ... «Hot Air, Dec 13»

Adidas by Stella McCartney sort Trochilus, la running mode

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