cliff swallow

cliff swallow

n. A swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) of North and South America that builds a bottle-shaped nest of mud and twigs on cliffs or under eaves.

cliff swallow

n (Animals) an American swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, that has a square-tipped tail and builds nests of mud on cliffs, walls, etc

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cliff swallow - North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and wallsHirundo pyrrhonotaswallow - small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrationsgenus Hirundo, Hirundo - type genus of the Hirundinidae