Scotia \Sco"ti*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. skoti`a darkness, a sunken molding in the base of a pillar, so called from the dark shadow it casts, from sko`tos darkness.] (Arch.) A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.
Scotia \Sco"ti*a\, n. [L.] Scotland [Poetic]
O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! --Burns.
Trochilus \Troch"i*lus\, n.; pl. {Trochili}. [L. trochilus a kind of small bird. Gr. ?, fr. ? to run.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species. (b) Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. [Obs.] (c) The crocodile bird.
2. (Arch.) An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also {scotia}.