Meanings
nounchimney swift (plural chimney swifts)
plural chimney swifts
- A rapid-flying bird that feeds on flying insects, Chaetura pelagica, with a breeding range in the eastern US extending into Canada and winter range in northwestern South America.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian коминен бързолет
- коминен бързолет (kominen bărzolet)Chaetura pelagica
Czech rorýs ostnitý
- rorýs ostnitýChaetura pelagica
Dutch schoorsteengierzwaluw
- schoorsteengierzwaluwChaetura pelagica
Finnish piippukiitäjä
- piippukiitäjäChaetura pelagica
French martinet ramoneur
- martinet ramoneurChaetura pelagica
Hungarian kéménysarlósfecske
- kéménysarlósfecskeChaetura pelagica
Italian rondone codaspinosa dei camini
- rondone codaspinosa dei caminiChaetura pelagica
Japanese 煙突雨燕
- 煙突雨燕 (entotsu amatsubame)Chaetura pelagica
Norwegian Bokmål skorsteinsseiler
- skorsteinsseilerChaetura pelagica
Polish kominiarczyk amerykański
- kominiarczyk amerykańskiChaetura pelagica
Portuguese andorinhão-peregrino
- andorinhão-peregrinoChaetura pelagica
Russian дымчатый иглохвост
- дымчатый иглохвост (dymčatyj igloxvost)Chaetura pelagica
Spanish vencejo espinoso
- vencejo espinosoChaetura pelagica
Swedish skorstensseglare
- skorstensseglareChaetura pelagica
Cite this entry
APA
chimney swift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20swift
MLA
“chimney swift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20swift. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chimney swift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20swift.
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