cliff swallow

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English

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Etymology

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Compound of cliff +‎ swallow.

Noun

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cliff swallow (plural cliff swallows)

  1. Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.
    1. (in particular) Synonym of American cliff swallow (“Petrochelidon pyrrhonota”)

Translations

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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota — see American cliff swallow
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