| 单词 | bottle swallow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbottle swallow bottle swallow n. [ < bottle n.3 + swallow n.1, with allusion to the bottle or retort-shaped nest of this bird] now rare the fairy martin, Petrochelidon ariel. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Hirundinidae > genus Delichan (house-martin) > other types of purple martin1731 bottle swallow1896 1896 Agric. Gaz. 7 382 (heading) Lagenoplastes ariel... ‘Fairy Martin’, ‘Bottle Swallow’. 1924 Bull. (Sydney) 10 Jan. 22/2 The blue martin, or bottle-swallow, seems to stop his flight by gripping the landing-place with his claws. 1945 C. Barrett Austral. Bird Life 167 The fairy martin or bottle-swallow..is noted for the retort-shaped mud nest with a long, spouted entrance. < as lemmas |
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