swiftlet
swiftlet · swiftlets
салангана
Salangane
Any of the various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus,…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAny 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.
Salangane
саланга́наsalangána
More definitions
- swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
Translations
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Origin
From swift + -let.From swift + -let.
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Forms
plural: swiftletsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest:Collocalia inexpectata
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedswift
Derivedcave swiftlet