cypseliform

English

Etymology

Latin cypselus (“a kind of swallow”), from Ancient Greek.

Adjective

cypseliform (comparative more cypseliform, superlative most cypseliform)

1. (obsolete, zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)

References

• “cypseliform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.