swiftlet

English

Etymology

swift +‎ -let

Noun

swiftlet (plural swiftlets)

1. Any of the various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.

Derived terms

• Bornean swiftlet
• cave swiftlet
• Christmas swiftlet

Translations

bird

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金絲燕／金丝燕, 金丝燕 (jīnsīyàn)

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• Finnish: salangaani; sokkokiitäjä (fi) (genus Schoutedenapus)
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• Russian: саланга́на (ru) f (salangána)