trochil

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noun

The crocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius.

OriginLatin trochilus →
Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nountrochil (plural trochils)

plural trochils

  1. The crocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius.

    1638, Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet Some yeares travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique., 2. ed. revised and enlarged. The crocodile […] opens his chaps to let the trochil in to pick his teeth, which gives it the usual feeding.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
crocodile birdtrochilos

Origin

  1. Latintrochilus“a small bird”
  2. Englishtrochil

From Latin trochilus (“a small bird”, probably applied to a wren).

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APA

trochil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochil

MLA

“trochil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trochil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochil.

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