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cypseliform

cypseliform adjective: like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.).

Adjective

cypseliform (comparative more cypseliform, superlative most cypseliform)

  1. (obsolete) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)

Forms of cypseliform

comparativemore cypseliform
superlativemost cypseliform

Origin of cypseliform

Latin cypselus (“a kind of swallow”), from Ancient Greek.

Questions about cypseliform

What does cypseliform mean?
Cypseliform means like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.).
What part of speech is cypseliform?
Cypseliform is an adjective.

Words near cypseliform in the dictionary

  1. cypselae
  2. cypselar
  3. cypselas
  4. cypselid
  5. cypselids
  6. cypseliform
  7. cypselosomatid
  8. cypselosomatids
  9. CYR
  10. Cyr.
  11. Cyran

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