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sand martins

sand martins is the plural of sand martin.

Meaning of sand martin

Noun

sand martin (plural sand martins)

  1. A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, Riparia riparia.
    • SAND-MARTIN, Shore-bird.1668, John Wilkins, An Essay Towards a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language, London: Sa. Gellibrand and John Martyn, Part 2, Chapter 5, p. 151
    Synonyms:
    bank swallow, collared sand martin, European sand martin

Questions about sand martins

What is sand martins the plural of?
Sand martins is the plural of sand martin.

Words near sand martins in the dictionary

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  2. sand lily
  3. sand lizard
  4. sand lizards
  5. sand martin
  6. sand martins
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  8. sand mason worm
  9. sand mason worms
  10. sand masons
  11. sand mice

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