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Cypselus or Micropus apus
Swift Swift, n. 1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton. 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 are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds. Note: The common European swift (Cypselus, or Micropus, apus) nests in church steeples and under the tiles of roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and shrill screams. It is called also black martin, black swift, hawk swallow, devil bird, swingdevil, screech martin, and shreik owl. The common American, or chimney, swift (Ch[ae]tura pelagica) has sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers. It attaches its nest to the inner walls of chimneys, and is called also chimney swallow. The Australian swift (Ch[ae]tura caudacuta) also has sharp naked tips to the tail quills. The European Alpine swift (Cypselus melba) is whitish beneath, with a white band across the breast. The common Indian swift is Cypselus affinis. See also Palm swift, under Palm, and Tree swift, under Tree. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine lizard. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The ghost moth. See under Ghost. 5. [Cf. Swivel.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural. 6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.

Meaning of Micropus from wikipedia

- Micropus, the cottonseeds, is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. Species Micropus amphibolus A.Gray -...
- hedgehog (Paraechinus micropus)". Acta Morphologica Neerlando-Scandinavica. 18 (4): 281–290. PMID 7211496. "Paraechinus micropus (Indian hedgehog)". Animal...
- Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. p. 218. ISBN 0-00-219978-5. Peziza micropus in Index Fungorum Peziza micropus at GBIF v t e...
- Micropus californicus is a plant in the family Asteraceae which is known by the common name slender cottonweed. Its flowerheads resemble very small cotton...
- Tropidophorus micropus is a species of skink found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J.; Das, I. (2019). "Tropidophorus micropus". IUCN Red...
- Micropus amphibolus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Mount Diablo cottonseed. It is endemic to California...
- Etrumeus micropus is a species of round-herring that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean. Etrumeus micropus was treated as a junior synonym of E. teres...
- Neotoma micropus leucophaea: White Sands woodrat, is white in coloration and found only at White Sands National Park in New Mexico. N. micropus inhabits...
- the colour of the coat and feet: Loxodonta micropus micropus Loxodonta micropus alsus Loxodonta micropus fumipes - Chiloé Island The southern big-eared...
- Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904 Subspecies Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes micropus Traub, 1950 Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904...