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cave swallow

cave swallow noun: a medium-sized, squarish-tailed swallow (Petrochelidon fulva).

cave swallow: a medium-sized, squarish-tailed swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
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Noun

cave swallow (plural cave swallows)

  1. A medium-sized, squarish-tailed swallow (Petrochelidon fulva).

Forms of cave swallow

pluralcave swallows

Questions about cave swallow

What does cave swallow mean?
Cave swallow means a medium-sized, squarish-tailed swallow (Petrochelidon fulva).
What part of speech is cave swallow?
Cave swallow is a noun.
What is the plural of cave swallow?
The plural of cave swallow is cave swallows.

Words near cave swallow in the dictionary

  1. cave physae
  2. cave physas
  3. cave popcorn
  4. cave salamander
  5. cave salamanders
  6. cave swallow
  7. cave swallows
  8. cave swiftlet
  9. cave swiftlets
  10. cave-in
  11. cave-ins

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