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noun
Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.
Synonym of American cliff swallow (“Petrochelidon pyrrhonota”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: American cliff swallow
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noun
North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Hirundo pyrrhonota
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: swallow
History
Compound of cliff + swallow.
Across languages
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