- chimney swift
- [͵tʃımnıʹswıft] зоол.
печной иглохвост (Chaetura pelagica)
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chimney swift
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Chimney Swift — Conservation status Near Threatened ( … Wikipedia
chimney swift — ☆ chimney swift n. a sooty brown North American swift (Chaetura pelagica) that often makes its nest in a chimney … English World dictionary
chimney swift — dūminė chetura statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Chaetura pelagica angl. chimney swift vok. Schornsteinsegler, m rus. дымчатый иглохвост, m pranc. martinet ramoneur, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – cheturos … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
chimney swift — /ˈtʃɪmni ˌswɪft/ (say chimnee .swift) noun an American swift, Chaetura pelagica, which often builds its nest in a disused chimney. Also, chimney swallow …
chimney swift — noun Date: 1849 a small sooty gray swift (Chaetura pelagica) with long narrow wings that often builds its nest inside an unused chimney called also chimney swallow … New Collegiate Dictionary
chimney swift — noun American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys • Syn: ↑chimney swallow, ↑Chateura pelagica • Hypernyms: ↑swift • Member Holonyms: ↑Chateura, ↑genus Chateura … Useful english dictionary
chimney swift — an American swift, Chateura pelagica, which often builds its nest in an unused chimney. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
Swift — /swift/, n. 1. Gustavus Franklin, 1839 1903, U.S. meat packer. 2. Jonathan ( Isaac Bickerstaff ), 1667 1745, English satirist and clergyman, born in Ireland. * * * Any of about 75 species (family Apodidae) of birds found almost worldwide. The… … Universalium
chimney swallow — Swift Swift, n. 1. The current of a stream. [R.] Walton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small, long winged, insectivorous birds of the family {Micropodid[ae]}. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swift´ness — swift «swihft», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. moving very fast; able to move very fast: »a swift horse, a swift automobile. SYNONYM(S): fleet, speedy, rapid. 2. made or done at high speed; quick: »a swift pace, the swift clicking of the… … Useful english dictionary
swift´ly — swift «swihft», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. moving very fast; able to move very fast: »a swift horse, a swift automobile. SYNONYM(S): fleet, speedy, rapid. 2. made or done at high speed; quick: »a swift pace, the swift clicking of the… … Useful english dictionary
