European 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 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 — 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 — 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

• Common House Martin — Flying in Iceland, where it breeds only occasionally[1] Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses. [1760 70] * * * …   Universalium

• house martin — noun (C) a small black and white European bird of the swallow 2 (1) family …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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] Note: The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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