-kələs noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a small bird, perhaps the golden-crested kinglet, from Greek trochilos crocodile bird, wren; akin to Greek trechein to run — more at trochee
1. plural troch·i·li -kəˌlī
a. : crocodile bird
b. : any of several Old World warblers (as the goldcrest or the willow warbler)
c. : hummingbird
2. capitalized : a formerly extensive genus of hummingbirds that is usually restricted to a long-tailed Jamaican hummingbird ( T. polytmus )
3. plural trochili : scotia