CHIMNEY SWALLOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chimney swallow mean? 

• CHIMNEY SWALLOW (noun)
  The noun CHIMNEY SWALLOW has 2 senses:

1. American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys

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

  Familiarity information: CHIMNEY SWALLOW used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHIMNEY SWALLOW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chateura pelagica; chimney swallow; chimney swift

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

swift (a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight)

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

Chateura; genus Chateura (a genus of Apodidae)

Sense 2

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 ("chimney swallow" is a kind of...):

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

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

genus Hirundo; Hirundo (type genus of the Hirundinidae)