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TREE SWALLOW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
Synonyms:
Hirundo nigricans; tree martin; tree swallow
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tree swallow" is a kind of...):
swallow (small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations)
Holonyms ("tree swallow" is a member of...):
genus Hirundo; Hirundo (type genus of the Hirundinidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
Synonyms:
Iridoprocne bicolor; tree swallow; white-bellied swallow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("tree swallow" is a kind of...):
swallow (small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations)