English Dictionary

treeswift

名詞

Any bird in the family Hemiprocnidae, closely related to the true swifts in the family Apodidae, but differing in having a forked tail and a crest or other facial ornamentation, and in being able to perch on branches.

日本語の意味

ツリースウィフト：ヒメプロクニダエ科に属する鳥で、真のツバメ（アポダエ科）と密接な関係にあるが、尾が二股に分かれており、頭部や顔に冠状やその他の装飾がみられ、枝に止まることができる鳥。

A treeswift swooped down and landed on a thin branch, its forked tail and crest making it unmistakable.

枝に止まることができ、尾が二叉で冠羽のあるツバメに近い鳥が舞い降りて細い枝にとまり、その叉状の尾と冠羽が一目でそれとわかるほど目立っていた。

意味（1）

Any bird in the family Hemiprocnidae, closely related to the true swifts in the family Apodidae, but differing in having a forked tail and a crest or other facial ornamentation, and in being able to perch on branches.

treeswifts （ plural ）