trochilus
noun
troch·i·lus
-kələs
1
plural trochili
-kəˌlī
a
: crocodile bird
b
: any of several Old World warblers (as the goldcrest or the willow warbler)
c
: hummingbird
2
capitalized : a formerly extensive genus of hummingbirds that is usually restricted to a long-tailed Jamaican hummingbird (T. polytmus)
3
plural trochili : scotia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, a small bird, perhaps the golden-crested kinglet, from Greek trochilos crocodile bird, wren; akin to Greek trechein to run