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American cliff swallow

American cliff swallow noun: petrochelidon pyrrhonota, a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae.

american cliff swallow: petrochelidon pyrrhonota, a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae
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Noun

American cliff swallow (plural American cliff swallows)

  1. Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae.
    • Researchers in the US found that the wingspan of American cliff swallows, which took up the habit of colonising concrete highway bridges in the 1980s, had decreased by about two millimetres a decade since then.2018, Menno Schilthuizen, “Darwin comes to town”, in The Guardian

Forms of American cliff swallow

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Questions about American cliff swallow

What does American cliff swallow mean?
American cliff swallow means petrochelidon pyrrhonota, a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae.
What part of speech is American cliff swallow?
American cliff swallow is a noun.
What is the plural of American cliff swallow?
The plural of American cliff swallow is American cliff swallows.

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