treeswift

English

Etymology

tree +‎ swift

Noun

treeswift (plural treeswifts)

Any bird in the family Hemiprocnidae, closely related to the true swifts in the family Apodidae, but differing in having a forked tail and a crest or other facial ornamentation, and in being able to perch on branches.

Synonyms

crested swift

Translations

bird in the family Hemiprocnidae

Finnish: puukiitäjä

Anagrams

twistfree

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