house martin
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house martin — Martin Mar tin, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. {Martlet}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [Written also {marten}.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
house martin — house .martin n a small black and white European bird of the ↑swallow family … Dictionary of contemporary English
house martin — house ,martin noun count a small black and white European bird that often lives under roofs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
house martin — ► NOUN ▪ a black and white bird of the swallow family, nesting on buildings … English terms dictionary
House Martin — Taxobox name = House Martin image caption = At an official bird ringing station status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = cite web | title =Northern House martin BirdLife Species Factsheet | publisher =BirdLife International | url =… … Wikipedia
house martin — noun common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses • Syn: ↑Delichon urbica • Hypernyms: ↑martin • Member Holonyms: ↑Delichon, ↑genus Delichon * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
house martin — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms house martin : singular house martin plural house martins a small black and white European bird that often lives under roofs … English dictionary
house martin — /haʊs ˈmatn/ (say hows mahtn) noun any of various birds of the genus Delichon, of Eurasia and Africa, especially the northern house martin, D. urbica, which nests on cliffs and the walls of houses …
House Martin — langinė kregždė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Delichon urbica angl. House Martin vok. Mehlschwalbe … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
house martin — langinės kregždės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Delichon angl. house martin rus. воронок, m; городская ласточка, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrosios kregždės siauresnis terminas – nepalinė langinė kregždė… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses. [1760 70] * * * … Universalium
