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Collocalia

noun

a genus of Apodidae

• Syn: ↑genus Collocalia

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Apodidae, ↑family Apodidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑swiftlet, ↑Collocalia inexpectata

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\\ˌkäləˈkālēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from coll- + Greek kalia nest — more at hall

: a genus of small chiefly cave-nesting swifts (family Apodidae) which produce the edible bird's nests

Useful english dictionary. 2012.