Category:Trochilus

Troch"i*lus, n.; pl. Trochili. Etym: [l.trochilus a kind of small Bird. Gr. to run.]

1. (zoöl.) (a) a genus of humming birds. It formerly included all the known Species. (b) any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. [obs.] (c) the crocodile bird.

2. (arch.)

Defn: an annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a Pulley; -- called also scotia.