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swiftlet en · NOUN

Etymology

From swift + -let.

Meanings

  1. 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.

Forms

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swiftlets Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Bornean swiftlet · Indian swiftlet · cave swiftlet · Christmas Island swiftlet

Translations (10)

fi sokkokiitäjä (bird) · ru саланга́на (bird) · es salangana (bird) · pt salangana (bird) · sv salangan (bird) · de Salangane (bird) · ja 穴燕 (bird) · fi salangaani (bird) · cmn 金絲燕 /金丝燕 (bird) · cy corgoblyn (bird)