swiftlet

English

noun
Definitions
  • Any of the various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.

Etymology

Suffix from English swift.

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English

swift

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