单词 | bank swallow |
释义 | bank swallow (once / 187609 pages) n WORD FAMILY bank swallow: bank swallows USAGE EXAMPLESFour birds have been elusive: the hairy woodpecker, bank swallow, cliff swallow and northern rough-winged swallow. Washington Times(Mar 19, 2016) Bank swallows popped in and out of nest holes on the far riverbank. Jean Craighead George, Frightful's Mountain(2001) Bank swallows were eating the last clumsy salmonflies over the river. New York Times(Jul 17, 2015) n swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks Syn|Hyper Riparia riparia, bank martin, sand martin martin any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas |
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