trochilus

[trok-uh-luhs]

troch·i·lus

[trok-uh-luhs]
noun, plural troch·i·li [-lahy] . Architecture.

Origin:
1555–65; < Greek tróchilos; see trochlea
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Trochilus is always a great word to know.
So is elevation. Does it mean:
a platform between flights of stairs or the floor at the head or foot of a flight of stairs
a drawing that represents an object or structure as being projected geometrically on a vertical plane parallel to one of its sides
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trochilus (ˈtrɒkɪləs)
 
n , pl -li
1.  another name for hummingbird
2.  any of several Old World warblers, esp Phylloscopus trochilus (willow warbler)
 
[C16: via Latin from Greek trokhilos name of a small Egyptian bird said by ancient writers to pick the teeth of crocodiles, from trekhein to run]

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