swiftlet

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Synonyms: swiftly, wifelet, sifflet, driftlet, sifilet, swiften, swifter, swiftest, shiflet, swiftlets, swiftie

Antonyms: swiftly, wifelet, sifflet, driftlet, sifilet, swiften, swifter, swiftest, shiflet, swiftlets, swiftie

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. Any of the various [[tropical]] and [[subtropical]] [[bird]]s of the four [[genus|genera]] {{taxfmt|Aerodramus|genus}}, {{taxfmt|Hydrochous|genus}}, {{taxfmt|Schoutedenapus|genus}}, and {{taxfmt|Collocalia|genus}} in the [[swift]] family, many of which can navigate in darkness using [[echolocation]].

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