What does trochil mean?
Trochil means The crocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius..
Trochil
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
The crocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius..
Example Sentences
1638, Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet Some yeares travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique., 2. ed. revised and enlarged. The crocodile […] opens his chaps to let the trochil in to pick his teeth, which gives it the usual feeding.
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- trochils
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1638, Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet Some yeares travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique., 2. ed. revised and enlarged. The crocodile […] opens his chaps to let the trochil in to pick his teeth, which gives it the usual feeding.
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