| 单词 | house swallow |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse swallow house swallow n. the barn swallow, Hirundo rustica (family Hirundinidae) with dark blue upperparts, reddish throat, and distinctive long, deeply forked tail, which breeds throughout much of the northern hemisphere, building its nests on the walls and eaves of buildings. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Hirundinidae > genus Hirundo > hirundo rustica (swallow) swallowa700 Prognea1425 house swallow1572 hirondelle?1590 chimney-swallow1775 barn-swallow1851 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 72 There ben other two kindes of Swalowes, ye one called the house Swalowe, which loueth mannes companie: and the other whiche is lesse, louethe the sea. 1673 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 86 The common House-swallow; Hirundo domestica. 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 96 The house swallow is distinguished..by the superior forkiness of its tail, and by the red spot on the forehead, and under the chin. 1874 ‘Grandfather Percy’ Homes Birds 34 The home of the chimney or house swallow differs very little..from that of the window swallow. 2008 A. E. Smith Daughter York 513 The meadows were full of hawthorn and apple blossoms, and white clouds scudded across the sky, creating a natural backdrop for house swallows and martins. < as lemmas |
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