swallow-like
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| —n | |
| 1. | any passerine songbird of the family Hirundinidae, esp Hirundo rustica (common or barn swallow), having long pointed wings, a forked tail, short legs, and a rapid flightRelated: hirundine |
| 2. | See fairy swallow |
| Related: hirundine | |
| [Old English swealwe; related to Old Frisian swale, Old Norse svala, Old High German swalwa] | |
| 'swallow-like2 | |
| —adj | |
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