English Explanatory Dictionary

swiftlet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

swiftlet swiftlets

Etymology

From swift + -let.

Derived words

Bornean swiftlet cave swiftlet Christmas Island swiftlet Indian swiftlet
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