Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Trochilidae — smallhummingbirds of Jamaica.
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Examples
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The "Trochilus" passed, smiling, in shiny broadcloth.
Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee John Esten Cooke 1858
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Green violet-ear, Colibri thalassinus (protonym, Trochilus thalassinus), also known as the Mexican violet-ear, photographed near Keats (Riley County) Kansas (USA).
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Green violet-ear, Colibri thalassinus (protonym, Trochilus thalassinus), also known as the Mexican violet-ear, photographed near Keats (Riley County) Kansas (USA).
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Most of the birds occur in the forests throughout the island, an exception being the recently split red-billed and black-billed streamertails (Trochilus polytmus and T. scitulus) the latter of, which is confined to eastern Jamaica including the Blue Mountains.
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Two species of humming-birds are common; Trochilus forficatus is found over a space of 2500 miles on the west coast, from the hot dry country of Lima to the forests of Tierra del Fuego — where it may be seen flitting about in snow-storms.
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This second kind (Trochilus gigas) is a very large bird for the delicate family to which it belongs: when on the wing its appearance is singular.
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Two species of humming-birds are common; Trochilus forficatus is found over a space of 2500 miles on the west coast, from the hot dry country of Lima to the forests of Tierra del Fuego — where it may be seen flitting about in snow-storms.
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This second kind (Trochilus gigas) is a very large bird for the delicate family to which it belongs: when on the wing its appearance is singular.
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Trochilus, do us the kindness to call your master.
The Birds 2000
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Pithetaerus [as soon as Trochilus is out of sight]
The Birds 2000
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