hirundine

[ hi-ruhn-din, -dahyn ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling the swallow.

Origin of hirundine

1
1825–35; <Late Latin hirundineus of a swallow, equivalent to hirundin- (stem of hirundō) swallow + -eus adj. suffix; see -eous

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hirundine

/ (hɪˈrʌndɪn, -daɪn) /


adjective
  1. of or resembling a swallow

  2. belonging to the bird family Hirundinidae, which includes swallows and martins

Origin of hirundine

1
C19: from Late Latin hirundineus, from Latin hirundō a swallow

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