trochilidist

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noun

One who studies, or is versed in, the nature and habits of hummingbirds.

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Meanings

nountrochilidist (plural trochilidists)

plural trochilidists

  1. One who studies, or is versed in, the nature and habits of hummingbirds.

    This species […] has been a great puzzle to me, as it must be to every Trochilidist who studies the little green Humming-birds to which the generic name of Chlorostilbon has been applied.

    1832, John Gould, “Chlorostilbon Osberti”, in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Origin

From trochilid + -ist.

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APA

trochilidist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochilidist

MLA

“trochilidist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochilidist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trochilidist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochilidist.

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