"devil screecher" meaning in English

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Noun

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

Inflected forms

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