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troch·i·lus \-kələs\ noun 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 — more at trochee 1. plural troch·i·li \-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 |