HyperDic: bank_swallow

English > 1 sense of the expression bank swallow:
NOUNanimalbank swallow, bank martin, sand martin, Riparia ripariaswallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
English > bank swallow: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningswallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks.
Synonymsbank martin, 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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