τροχίλοσ (v l τροχῖλος, τροχεῖλος, τρόχηλος, τράχηλον. cfS II 44. Lob Par 115). 1. λόχμας καὶ τρώγλας οἰκεῖ, δυσ-άλωτος καὶ δραπέτης καὶ τὸ ἦθος ἀσθενής, εὐβίοτος καὶ τεχνι-κός, καλεῖται πρέσβυς καὶ βασιλεύς, ἀετῷ πολέμιος Ζυ11.615 a17, 18, 20. 1. 609 b12. (trochilus Plin Thom GazaeScalig. roitelet C II 731. Sylvia troglodytes et regulusK 971, 7. Cr. Troglodytes europaeus St. Su 114, 52. AΖιI 109, 107. cf Lnd 75. Schiller Thier und Kraut Buchdes Mecklenb Volks II 17.) -- 2. περὶ τὰς λίμνας καὶ τοὺσποταμοὺς βιοτεύει, crocodilos repurgat Ζιθ3. 593 b11, cf 1.ι6. 612 a21 Aub. θ7. 831 a11 Beckm. ηεη2. 1236 b9. cfHerod II 68. Antig Caryst ed Beckm 68. (Charadriusaegyptiacus Cr. K 958, 3. Pluvianus aegyptius (Charadriusmelanocephalus) Su 148, 128. H II 425. AΖι I 110, 108.Leunis Synops der Zool 269. Oken Naturgesch VI 693.cf Oken Isis 1832 II 959.)
Liddell-Scott-Jones: A Greek-English lexicon
τροχίλοσ[ῐ], ὁ, (τρέχω)
Egyptian plover, Charadrius melanocephalus
(or perh.
spur-winged plover, Hoplopterus spinosus
), said to pick leeches from the crocodile's throat by Hdt.2.68; or to pick the crocodile's teeth by Arist.HA612a21; cf. Ar.Av.79, Ach.876, Pax 1004 (anap.), Clearch.73, Ael.NA3.11, 8.25, 12.15. 2.
wren, Troglodytes europaeus,
Arist.HA615a17, Plu.2.405d; cf. τύραννοσ 1.4. II. Archit.,
hollow between the mouldings on the base of a column,
also called
scotia,
Vitr.3.5.2. III.
sheave
in block-and-tackle equipment, Pl.R.397a (v.l.), IG22.1672.156,241, HeroBel.85.4, Spir.1.26, al., Eust.1534.8.