cliff swallow

/klɪf ˌswɑloʊ/
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Other forms: cliff swallows

Definitions of cliff swallow
  1. noun
    North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
    synonyms: Hirundo pyrrhonota
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    type of:
    swallow
    small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
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