# triller

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A small passerine bird of the genus Lalage belonging to the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae, so called because of the loud trilling calls of the male birds.
2. One who or that which trills.
3. A musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes.

## Etymology
From trill + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/triller