swiftlet

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noun

Any of the various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.

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Collocalia inexpectata
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Meanings

nounswiftlet (plural swiftlets)

plural swiftlets

  1. Any of the various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounswift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest

Similar
Collocalia inexpectata
Broader
swift
Also see
swift

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From swift + -let.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 金絲燕 /金丝燕
  • 金絲燕 /金丝燕 (jīnsīyàn)bird
Finnish salangaani, sokkokiitäjä
  • salangaanibird
  • sokkokiitäjäbird
German Salangane
  • Salanganebird
Japanese 穴燕
  • 穴燕 (anatsubame)bird
Portuguese salangana
  • salanganabird
Russian саланга́на
  • саланга́на (salangána)bird
Spanish salangana
  • salanganabird
Swedish salangan
  • salanganbird
Welsh corgoblyn
  • corgoblynbird
Cite this entry
APA

swiftlet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swiftlet

MLA

“swiftlet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swiftlet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swiftlet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swiftlet.

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