cypselineadj.
/ˈsɪpsɪlʌɪn/ Zoology.
Of the family Cypselidæ or genus Cypselus of birds, comprising the Swifts.
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cypseline1874
1874 J. G. Wood Out of Doors 287 The Swifts, technically called the ‘Cypselinæ’, or Cypseline birds.
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ˈcypseliform adj.
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ˈcypseloid adj.
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cypseloˈmorphic adj. having the form or structure of a Swift; belonging to Huxley's group Cypselimorphæ.
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