NOUN | animal | Apodidae, family Apodidae | swifts |
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Meaning | swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes. | |
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Synonym | family Apodidae | |
Member of | Apodiformes, order Apodiformes | swifts |
Members | Apus, genus Apus | type genus |
Chateura, genus Chateura | A genus of Apodidae | |
Collocalia, genus Collocalia | A genus of Apodidae | |
swift | A small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight | |
Broader | bird family | A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
Spanish | apódidos | |
Catalan | Apodidae, Apòdid, apòdids |
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