BARN SWALLOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does barn swallow mean? 

• BARN SWALLOW (noun)
  The noun BARN SWALLOW has 1 sense:

1. common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.

  Familiarity information: BARN SWALLOW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BARN SWALLOW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

barn swallow; chimney swallow; Hirundo rustica

Hypernyms ("barn swallow" is a kind of...):

swallow (small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations)

Holonyms ("barn swallow" is a member of...):

genus Hirundo; Hirundo (type genus of the Hirundinidae)