"treeswift" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: treeswifts [plural]
Etymology: From tree + swift. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tree|swift}} tree + swift Head templates: {{en-noun}} treeswift (plural treeswifts)
  1. Any bird in the family Hemiprocnidae, closely related to the true swifts in the family Apodidae, but differing in having a forked tail and a crest or other facial ornamentation, and in being able to perch on branches. Wikipedia link: treeswift Categories (lifeform): Apodiforms Synonyms: crested swift Translations (bird in the family Hemiprocnidae): puukiitäjä (Finnish)

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