| 释义 |
cypseline, a. Zool.|ˈsɪpsɪlaɪn|
[f. L. cypselus, a. Gr. κύψελος the swift.]
Of the family Cypselidæ or genus Cypselus of birds, comprising the Swifts.
1874Wood Nat. Hist. 287 The Swifts, technically called the ‘Cypselinæ’, or Cypseline birds.
So ˈcypseliform, ˈcypseloid, cypseloˈmorphic adjs., having the form or structure of a Swift; belonging to Huxley's group Cypselimorphæ. |