trochilidist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

trochilid +‎ -ist

Noun[edit]

trochilidist (plural trochilidists)

  1. One who studies, or is versed in, the nature and habits of hummingbirds.
    • 1832, John Gould, “Chlorostilbon Osberti”, in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London:
      This species […] has been a great puzzle to me, as it must be to every Trochilidist who studies the little green Humming-birds to which the generic name of Chlorostilbon has been applied.
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