The trochilus or trochilos (Greek: τροχίλος, trokhílos = "runner" [1]), sometimes called the crocodile bird, is a legendary bird, first described by Herodotus (c. 440 BC), and later by Aristotle, Pliny, and Aelian, which was supposed to have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with the Nile crocodile: it was said to pick leeches from the ...

In Greek mythology, Trochilus (Ancient Greek: Τρόχιλος Trókhilos) was a member of the Argive royal house as the son of Princess Callithyia (equated with Io "Callithyessa" in her role of the priestess of the Argive Hera).

The red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus), also known as the doctor bird, scissor-tail or scissors tail hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae.

Trochilus was the ancient Greek demi-god or hero of the mill-wheel and a deity of the Eleusinian Mysteries. He was the father of the agrarian hero Triptolemus the Husk-Pounder.

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun trochilus. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

The meaning of TROCHILUS is crocodile bird.

Mar 3, 2023 · Red-billed Streamertail (Trochilus polytmus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.stream2.01.1. A global alliance of nature organizations working to document the natural history of all bird species at an unprecedented scale.

Jan 28, 2025 · Trochilus m A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – small hummingbirds of Jamaica.

Jan 13, 2024 · The trochilus is a small bird that goes into the jaws of crocodiles to get the food in their mouths and on their teeth. The crocodile keeps its mouth wide open to allow this.

Did you actually mean tricyclic or trackless? a genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species. The Streamertails are hummingbirds in the genus Trochilus that is endemic to Jamaica. It is the type genus of the Trochilidae family.