Mauersegler

common swift

noun MOW-er-zay-gler Rare

Usage Note

Mauersegler (Apus apus) is a fast-flying, screaming bird of city skies that spends most of its life airborne and only lands to breed in wall crevices. It is not related to swallows despite resembling them. Plural: die Mauersegler.

Examples

"Die Schreie der Mauersegler gehören zum Sommer in der Stadt dazu."

Natural Translation

The screams of the common swift are part of summer in the city.

Literal Translation

The screams of the common swift belong to summer in the city.

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