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TREE SWALLOW

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities

Synonyms:

Hirundo nigricans; tree martin; tree swallow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tree swallow" is a kind of...):

swallow (small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations)

Holonyms ("tree swallow" is a member of...):

genus Hirundo; Hirundo (type genus of the Hirundinidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities

Synonyms:

Iridoprocne bicolor; tree swallow; white-bellied swallow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tree swallow" is a kind of...):

swallow (small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations)

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