Apodiformes

plural noun

Apod·​i·​for·​mes

əˌpädəˈfȯrˌmēz

: an order of birds with long narrow wings and weak feet that comprises the swifts and the humming birds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Apod-, Apus + -iformes

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