wood-swallow

[ wood-swol-oh ]

/ ˈwʊdˌswɒl oʊ /

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noun

any of several slate-colored songbirds of the family Artamidae, of southeastern Asia, Australia, and New Guinea, having long, pointed wings and noted for their swift, soaring flight.

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Origin of wood-swallow

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby wood-swallow

wood spirit, Woods, Tiger, Woodstock, wood stork, wood sugar, wood-swallow, woodsy, wood tar, wood thrush, wood tick, woodtone

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British Dictionary definitions for wood-swallow

woodswallow

/ (ˈwʊdˌswɒləʊ) /

noun

any of several insectivorous birds of the genus Artamus of Australia

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