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swiftlet

swiftlet noun: 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.

Noun

swiftlet (plural swiftlets)

  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 of swiftlet

pluralswiftlets

Origin of swiftlet

From swift + -let.

Words formed from swiftlet

Questions about swiftlet

What does swiftlet mean?
Swiftlet means 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.
What part of speech is swiftlet?
Swiftlet is a noun.
What is the plural of swiftlet?
The plural of swiftlet is swiftlets.

Words near swiftlet in the dictionary

  1. Swiftian
  2. swiftie
  3. Swiftiedom
  4. swifties
  5. Swiftism
  6. swiftlet
  7. swiftlets
  8. swiftlier
  9. swiftliest
  10. swiftlike
  11. swiftly

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