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trochilidine, a. Ornith.|trəʊˈkɪlɪdaɪn| [f. mod.L. Trochilidæ (f. Trochilus: see next) + -ine1.] Belonging to or characteristic of the family Trochilidæ or humming-birds. So troˈchilidist, one who studies the Trochilidæ.
1861Gould Trochilidæ III. Pl. 142 The name of Floresi will also always be held in high regard among Trochilidists for the fine collections of Humming-Birds obtained by him. 1881Newton in Encycl. Brit. XII. 358/1 note, ‘Trochilidists’ in giving their measurements do not take these extraordinary developments into account. 1885Proc. Zool. Soc. 1 Dec. 887 The characters presented in the Trochilidine skeleton. |