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TREE SWIFT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
Synonyms:
crested swift; tree swift
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tree swift" is a kind of...):
apodiform bird (nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight)
Holonyms ("tree swift" is a member of...):
family Hemiprocnidae; Hemiprocnidae (tree swifts)