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Barn swallow   /bɑrn swˈɑloʊ/   Listen
Barn swallow

noun
1.
Common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc..  Synonyms: chimney swallow, Hirundo rustica.





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... as approachable as a barn swallow, swooping into the house for a mouthful of food and off again to the sky apparently. Timothy's child-heart was guiltily heavy within him, for all his excitement, and when he finally caught her in the pine woods he spoke briefly and firmly, almost like Father Delancey himself. "Moira, Tim was ...
— Hillsboro People • Dorothy Canfield


Words linked to "Barn swallow" :   swallow, genus Hirundo, Hirundo, chimney swallow


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