| 单词 | window swallow |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswindow swallow window swallow n. the house-martin, Chelidon urbica. ΚΠ 1808 T. Forster Observ. Brumal Retreat Swallow 31 House Martin, Martinet, Martlet, or Window Swallow. 1831 J. Rennie Montagu's Ornithol. Dict. (ed. 2) 502 Swallow,..a genus of perchers..of which we have three species natives: the Bank, the Chimney, and the Window, Swallow. window swallow window swallow n. the house martin, Delichon urbicum; = window martin n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Hirundinidae > genus Delichan (house-martin) martinet1440 martina1525 marlet1530 house martin1767 window swallow1791 window martin1793 eaves-martin1833 1791 J. Burgess in J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. I. v. 61 Of migratory birds, there are the cuckow, the goatsucker, the swift, the house and window swallow, the sand martin, [etc.]. 1874 ‘Grandfather Percy’ Homes Birds 34 The home of the chimney or house swallow differs very little..from that of the window swallow. 2015 Stirling Observer (Nexis) 1 May 34 The martins are actually known widely across Europe as swallows, often the window swallow and frequently as the house swallow. < as lemmas |
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