CRESTED SWIFT

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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

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("crested swift" is a kind of...):

apodiform bird (nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight)

Holonyms ("crested swift" is a member of...):

family Hemiprocnidae; Hemiprocnidae (tree swifts)

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