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RIPARIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Hirundinidae

Synonyms:

genus Riparia; Riparia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Riparia" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Riparia"):

bank martin; bank swallow; Riparia riparia; sand martin (swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks)

Holonyms ("Riparia" is a member of...):

family Hirundinidae; Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)

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