woodswallow

British

/ ˈwʊdˌswɒləʊ /

noun

any of several insectivorous birds of the genus Artamus of Australia

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To me, the discovery of a woodman in the wadi were as pleasing as the discovery of a woodchuck or a woodswallow or a woodbine.

From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares

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