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house martin

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon

common house martin or western house martin (Delichon urbicum).

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noun

Meaning 3

common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Delichon urbica

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: martin

History

Etymology

From house + martin.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: oreneta cuablanca — bird in genus Delichon
  • Czech: jiřička — bird in genus Delichon
  • Finnish: räystäspääsky — bird in genus Delichon
  • Galician: avión — bird in genus Delichon
  • Galician: anduriña — bird in genus Delichon
  • Galician: furaportas — bird in genus Delichon
  • German: Mehlschwalbe — bird in genus Delichon
  • Hungarian: molnárfecske — bird in genus Delichon
  • Icelandic: bæjasvala — bird in genus Delichon
  • Ingrian: retupääskö — bird in genus Delichon
  • Irish: gabhlán binne — bird in genus Delichon
  • Italian: balestruccio — bird in genus Delichon
  • Manx: gollan thie — bird in genus Delichon
  • Norman: martîn — bird in genus Delichon
  • Polish: oknówka — bird in genus Delichon
  • Portuguese: andorinha — bird in genus Delichon
  • Russian: городска́я ла́сточка (gorodskája lástočka) — bird in genus Delichon
  • Russian: вороно́к (voronók) — bird in genus Delichon
  • Scots: windae-swallae — bird in genus Delichon
  • Scottish Gaelic: gobhlan-taighe — bird in genus Delichon
  • Spanish: avión común — bird in genus Delichon
  • Polish: oknówka — common house martin
  • Polish: oknówka zwyczajna — common house martin
  • Polish: jaskółka oknówka — common house martin