common swift

noun

Apus apus, a swallow-like bird native to Europe and much of temperate Asia, rarely alighting on the ground.

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Meanings

nouncommon swift (plural common swifts)

plural common swifts

  1. Apus apus, a swallow-like bird native to Europe and much of temperate Asia, rarely alighting on the ground.

Translations

Bulgarian бързолет
  • бързолет (bărzolet)Apus apus
Catalan falciot negre
  • falciot negreApus apus
Czech rorýs obecný
  • rorýs obecnýApus apus
Dutch gierzwaluw
  • gierzwaluwApus apus
Esperanto apuso
  • apusoApus apus
Estonian piiritaja
  • piiritajaApus apus
Finnish tervapääsky
  • tervapääskyApus apus
French martinet noir
  • martinet noirApus apus
German Mauersegler
  • MauerseglerApus apus
Greek μαυροσταχτάρα
  • μαυροσταχτάρα (mavrostachtára)Apus apus
Hungarian sarlósfecske
  • sarlósfecskeApus apus
Icelandic múrsvölungur
  • múrsvölungurApus apus
Japanese ヨーロッパ雨燕
  • ヨーロッパ雨燕 (yōroppa-amatsubame)Apus apus
Polish jerzyk
  • jerzykApus apus
Romanian drepnea neagră
  • drepnea neagrăApus apus
Russian чёрный стриж
  • чёрный стриж (čórnyj striž)Apus apus
Slovak dážďovník obyčajný
  • dážďovník obyčajnýApus apus
Spanish vencejo común
  • vencejo comúnApus apus
Swedish tornseglare
  • tornseglareApus apus
Turkish ebabil, dağ kırlangıcı
  • ebabilApus apus
  • dağ kırlangıcıApus apus
Cite this entry
APA

common swift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20swift

MLA

“common swift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20swift. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common swift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20swift.

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