barn swallow
a common swallow, Hirundo rustica, of North America and Eurasia, that nests in barns and similar buildings.
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How to use barn swallow in a sentence
They liked the barn swallow who flew through the air, almost as if he were so happy that he danced as he flew.
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon AndersonThey climbed a ladder and found the barn-swallow's nest plastered under the eaves of the barn.
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon AndersonIn Sweden she builds in barns, and is called ladu swala, the barn swallow.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 | Gilbert WhiteEasily distinguished from the barn swallow by the square tail and light buffy forehead and rump.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies | Chester A. (Chester Albert) ReedThe eggs of the barn swallow and cliff swallow are more or less speckled.
Riverby | John Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for barn swallow
the US and Canadian name for the common swallow, Hirundo rustica: See swallow 2
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