Chaetura

noun

Chae·​tu·​ra

kēˈtu̇rə,

kē‧ˈtyu̇-

: a genus of swifts having stiff spinelike projecting shafts to the tail feathers and including the chimney swift

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chaet- + -ura

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