| 单词 | bank swallow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbank swallow bank swallow n. now chiefly North American the sand martin, Riparia riparia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Hirundinidae > genus Riparia (sand-martin) bank martnet1544 western1553 bank swallow1633 water swallow1633 bank martin1668 sand martin1668 land-martin1674 shore-bird1676 sand-swallow1797 river swallow1817 shore swallow1869 1633 J. Schröder Messis Medico-spagyrica 629/1 [Hirundo] Riparia, Wasser-schwalb, Bank-Swallow, or Water-Swallow. 1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. vii. 426 The Sand Martin, Hirundo riparia, or the Bank Swallow, so call'd from its building in Holes in Banks. 1838 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. IV. 595 In its general appearance..the Rough-winged Swallow is extremely similar to the Bank Swallow. 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. III. 93/1 The Rough-winged Swallow is a much duller looking bird than the Bank Swallow. 2000 Guardian 19 June i. 16/7 Once again, linguistic differences caused confusion, as I called out sand martin (or as they know it, bank swallow). < as lemmas |
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