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apodiform bird - nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight | ||
bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings | ||
apodiformes, order apodiformes swifts; hummingbirds | ||
swift a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight | ||
crested swift, tree swift birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees |