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swallow

43 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) swallow (noun)
  2. 2) swallow (verb)
  3. 3) swallow (noun)
  4. swallow bug (noun)
  5. swallow dive (noun)
  6. swallow fish (noun)
  7. swallow fork (noun)
  8. swallow hawk (noun)
  9. swallow plover (noun)
  10. swallow roller (noun)
  11. swallow shrike (noun)
  12. swallow-tailed duck (noun)
  13. swallow-tailed flycatcher (noun)
  14. swallow-tailed gull (noun)
  15. swallow-tailed kite (noun)
  16. swallow-tailed moth (noun)
  17. swallow-tailed skipper (noun)
  18. swallow thorn (noun)
  19. swallow-wing (noun)
  20. bank swallow (noun)
  21. barn swallow (noun)
  22. black swallow-wort (noun)
  23. bottle swallow (noun)
  24. chimney swallow (noun)
  25. cliff swallow (noun)
  26. eaves swallow (noun)
  27. grundy-swallow (noun)
  28. hawk swallow (noun)
  29. mosque swallow (noun)
  30. mud swallow (noun)

1swal·low

noun \ˈswä-(ˌ)lō\

Definition of SWALLOW

1
: any of numerous small widely distributed oscine birds (family Hirundinidae, the swallow family) that have a short bill, long pointed wings, and often a deeply forked tail and that feed on insects caught on the wing
2
: any of several birds that superficially resemble swallows

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Origin of SWALLOW

Middle English swalowe, from Old English swealwe; akin to Old High German swalawa swallow
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

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