HOUSE MARTIN

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses

Synonyms:

Delichon urbica; house martin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("house martin" is a kind of...):

martin (any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas)

Holonyms ("house martin" is a member of...):

Delichon; genus Delichon (a genus of Hirundinidae)

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