CRESTED SWIFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crested swift mean? 

• CRESTED SWIFT (noun)
  The noun CRESTED SWIFT has 1 sense:

1. birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees

  Familiarity information: CRESTED SWIFT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRESTED SWIFT (noun)

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Meaning:

Birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

crested swift; tree swift

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)