noun
swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes
• Syn: ↑family Apodidae
• Hypernyms: ↑bird family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Apodiformes, ↑order Apodiformes
• Member Meronyms:
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I. \\əˈpädəˌdē\Etymology: New Latin, from Apod-, Apus (synonym of Triops), type genus + -idae — more at apus
synonym of triopidae
II. noun plural
Usage: capitalized
: a widely distributed family of birds (order Apodiformes) comprising the swifts and having flat skulls and all toes pointing forward but being swallowlike in appearance and behavior
Useful english dictionary. 2012.