HyperDic: bank_martin

English > 1 sense of the expression bank martin:
NOUNanimalbank martin, bank swallow, sand martin, Riparia ripariaswallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
English > bank martin: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningswallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks.
Synonymsbank swallow, sand martin, Riparia riparia
Member ofRiparia, genus RipariaA genus of Hirundinidae
BroadermartinAny of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings
Spanishavión zapador, golondrina ribereña, Riparia riparia
CatalanRiparia riparia

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