Meanings
adjectivetrochilidine (comparative more trochilidine, superlative most trochilidine)
comparative more trochilidine · superlative most trochilidine
- rarebiologyOf, or pertaining to hummingbirds.
Trochilidine literature has never entirely recovered from its effect.
1892, Robert Ridgway, THE HUMMING BIRDS., page 261Synonyms: trochiline
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, or pertaining to hummingbirds.
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Origin
- translingualTrochilidae
- Englishtrochilidine
From translingual Trochilidae (family name) + -ine.
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