"devil screecher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: devil screechers [plural]
Etymology: From the bird's piercing cry. Head templates: {{en-noun}} devil screecher (plural devil screechers)
  1. (archaic, UK) A swift. Tags: UK, archaic Categories (lifeform): Apodiforms
    Sense id: en-devil_screecher-en-noun-DUsY6bV7 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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