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trochilidine

trochilidine adjective: of, or pertaining to hummingbirds.

Adjective

trochilidine (comparative more trochilidine, superlative most trochilidine)

  1. (rare) Of, or pertaining to hummingbirds.
    • Trochilidine literature has never entirely recovered from its effect.1892, Robert Ridgway, THE HUMMING BIRDS., page 261
    Synonyms:
    trochiline

Synonyms of trochilidine

Forms of trochilidine

comparativemore trochilidine
superlativemost trochilidine

Origin of trochilidine

From translingual Trochilidae (family name) + -ine.

Questions about trochilidine

What does trochilidine mean?
Trochilidine means of, or pertaining to hummingbirds.
What part of speech is trochilidine?
Trochilidine is an adjective.

Words near trochilidine in the dictionary

  1. trochil
  2. trochili
  3. trochilic
  4. trochilics
  5. trochilid
  6. trochilidine
  7. trochilidist
  8. trochilidists
  9. trochilids
  10. trochiline
  11. trochilos

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