| NOUN | animal | apodiform bird | nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet |
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| Meaning | nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight. | |
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| Member of | Apodiformes, order Apodiformes | swifts |
| Narrower | hummingbird | tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills |
| swift | A small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight | |
| tree swift, crested swift | birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees | |
| Broader | bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
| Spanish | apodiforme | |
| Catalan | ocell apodiforme | |
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