barn swallow

noun

a common swallow, Hirundo rustica, of North America and Eurasia, that nests in barns and similar buildings.

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Origin:
1780–90, Americanism

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barn swallow

—n
	See swallow the US and Canadian name for the common swallow, Hirundo rustica

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