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cliff swallow

cliff swallow noun: any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.

Noun

cliff swallow (plural cliff swallows)

  1. Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.
    1. Synonym of American cliff swallow (“Petrochelidon pyrrhonota”).

Synonyms of cliff swallow

Forms of cliff swallow

pluralcliff swallows

Origin of cliff swallow

Compound of cliff + swallow.

Questions about cliff swallow

What does cliff swallow mean?
Cliff swallow means any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.
What part of speech is cliff swallow?
Cliff swallow is a noun.
What is the plural of cliff swallow?
The plural of cliff swallow is cliff swallows.

Words near cliff swallow in the dictionary

  1. cliff railways
  2. cliff rose
  3. cliff roses
  4. cliff spurge
  5. cliff stonecrop
  6. cliff swallow
  7. cliff swallows
  8. Cliff Vale
  9. Cliff's Notes version
  10. Cliff's Notes versions
  11. cliff-bound

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