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house martin

house martin noun: a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon.

house martin: a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon
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Noun

house martin (plural house martins)

  1. A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon
    1. common house martin or western house martin (Delichon urbicum).

Forms of house martin

pluralhouse martins

Origin of house martin

From house + martin.

Words formed from house martin

  • Asian house martin
  • common house martin
  • Nepal house martin
  • Siberian house martin
  • western house martin

Questions about house martin

What does house martin mean?
House martin means a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon.
What part of speech is house martin?
House martin is a noun.
What is the plural of house martin?
The plural of house martin is house martins.

Words near house martin in the dictionary

  1. house lizards
  2. house maid
  3. house maids
  4. house manager
  5. house managers
  6. house martin
  7. house martins
  8. house master
  9. house masters
  10. house mice
  11. house moss

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