cliff swallow

English

Etymology

Compound of cliff +‎ swallow.

Noun

cliff swallow (plural cliff swallows)

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

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