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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 trochilus
 鳥類的一種,蜂鳥

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ru·by·throat n. Zool. Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to Trochilus, Calypte, Stellula, and allies, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of the Eastern United States (Trochilus colubris).
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Troch·i·lus n.; pl. Trochili
 1. Zool. (a) A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species. (b) Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. [Obs.] (c) The crocodile bird.
 2. Arch. An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also scotia.
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