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swift moth

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of five species of fast-flying moths of the family Hepialidae, regarded as primitive in development, having forewings and hind wings similar in size and shape: the best known is the ghost swift, Hepialus humili Often shortened to swift

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