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cliff swallow en · NOUN

Etymology

Compound of cliff + swallow.

Meanings

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

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Synonyms

American cliff swallow

Translations (3)

fi keijupääsky (any Petrochelidon nesting in cliffs) · nl klifzwaluw (any Petrochelidon nesting in cliffs) · pdt Brigjeschwaulm (any Petrochelidon nesting in cliffs)