The difference between Spinetail and Swift

When used as nouns, spinetail means any of several species of swifts of , chaetura, and allied genera, in which the shafts of the tail feathers terminate in rigid spines, whereas swift means a small plain-colored bird of the family apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.


Swift is also adverb with the meaning: swiftly.

Swift is also adjective with the meaning: fast.

check bellow for the other definitions of Spinetail and Swift

  1. Spinetail as a noun:

    Any of several species of swifts of , Chaetura, and allied genera, in which the shafts of the tail feathers terminate in rigid spines.

  2. Spinetail as a noun:

    Any of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis and allied genera of the family , allied to the ovenbirds.

  3. Spinetail as a noun (US, dialect):

    The ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis.

  1. Swift as an adjective:

    Fast; quick; rapid.

  2. Swift as an adjective:

    Capable of moving at high speeds.

  1. Swift as a noun:

    A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.

  2. Swift as a noun:

    Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus.

  3. Swift as a noun:

    A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.

  4. Swift as a noun:

    A reel for winding yarn.

  5. Swift as a noun:

    The main cylinder of a carding-machine.

  6. Swift as a noun (obsolete):

    The current of a stream.

  1. Swift as an adverb (obsolete, poetic):

    Swiftly.

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