Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trochilus

/ˈtɹɒkɪləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trochilus
IPA: /ˈtɹɒkɪləs/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the hummingbird genus Trochilus.

noun

Etymology

From Latin trochilus (“a kind of small bird”), from Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos), from τρέχω (trékhō, “to run”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: trochilus, τροχίλος

Inflected Forms

trochiluses (plural) trochili (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce trochilus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɒkɪləs/.
What does trochilus mean?: Any member of the hummingbird genus Trochilus.
Where does trochilus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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