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单词 hirundine
释义

hirundine

/ˈhɪrʌndʌɪn / /hɪˈrʌndʌɪn /
noun Ornithology
A songbird of the swallow family (Hirundinidae).In fact only during cool, wet or windy conditions will all the hirundines and the swift be found feeding together....
  • The house-martin is a socially monogamous and monomorphic hirundine.
  • We have now investigated the selection pressures acting on tail morphology in a variety of hirundine species, and obtained highly consistent results.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin hirundo 'swallow' + -ine1.

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