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单词 bank swallow
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bank swallow


noun

a swallow, Riparia riparia, of the Northern Hemisphere, that nests in tunnels dug in sand or clay banks.

Origin of bank swallow

First recorded in 1645–55

Words nearby bank swallow

bankside, Banks Island, banksman, bank statement, Bankstown, bank swallow, banlieue, Ban-Lon, Banneker, Banneker, Benjamin, banner
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Example sentences from the Web for bank swallow

  • But the holes were too small, and no bird but a bank-swallow would have attempted such a thing.

    Ways of Wood Folk|William J. Long
  • The little Bank-Swallow disappears immediately after the Martins.

    Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2)|P. L. Sclater
  • The bank-swallow is the inventor of this form of tunnel construction.

    Inventors at Work|George Iles
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