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barn swallow

barn swallow noun: hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

barn swallow: hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird...
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Noun

barn swallow (plural barn swallows)

  1. Hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

barn swallow meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Arabic

barn swallow in Tamil

species of swallow
தகைவிலான் takaivilāṉ

barn swallow in Bengali

species of swallow
পাতি আবাবিল pati ababil

barn swallow in Tagalog

species of swallow
layang-layang

barn swallow in Arabic

species of swallow
خطاف المخازن
More languagesFewer languages
barn swallow in Persian
چلچله čelčele, بلوایه bolvâye
barn swallow in Thai
นกนางแอ่นบ้าน nók naaŋ-àeen bâan

Forms of barn swallow

pluralbarn swallows

Questions about barn swallow

What does barn swallow mean?
Barn swallow means hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
What is barn swallow in Tamil?
Barn swallow in Tamil is தகைவிலான் (takaivilāṉ). See Barn swallow meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is barn swallow?
Barn swallow is a noun.
What is the plural of barn swallow?
The plural of barn swallow is barn swallows.

Words near barn swallow in the dictionary

  1. barn reds
  2. barn sale
  3. barn sales
  4. barn star
  5. barn stars
  6. barn swallow
  7. barn swallows
  8. barn-burning
  9. barn-door
  10. barn-doors
  11. barn-like

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