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a bird that mostly lives airborne, eating, sleeping, and mating without ever landing.
means A small, sickle-winged bird that spends almost its entire life on the wing, named for its remarkable speed in flight; more broadly, 'swift' means moving or happening with great quickness.
from From Old English 'swift,' meaning fast or quick, tied to the verb 'swīfan,' to move in a sweeping path or revolve — a fitting root for a creature whose whole existence is one ceaseless sweep through the air. The adjective came first; the bird borrowed it, earning the name by living up to it.
- sky sleeper
- Naps mid-flight, shutting down one brain half at a time
- endless flight
- Some stay airborne ten months straight
- useless legs
- Tiny feet can't perch, only cling to walls
- speed demon
- Common swift hits 69 mph in level flight
- name twin
- Also a rapid, a Taylor, and a verb
taylor swift — singer-songwriter with 14 grammy awards, born 1989
jonathan swift — author of gulliver's travels and a modest proposal, 1667-1745
swift programming language — apple's programming language released 2014 for ios and macos