Etymology

cypseliform

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Today it means: Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.) Full definition →

Latin cypselus
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  1. Latin · derived fromcypselus“a kind of swallow”
  2. English todaycypseliform

Latin cypselus (“a kind of swallow”), from Ancient Greek.

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