DELICHON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Delichon mean? 

• DELICHON (noun)
  The noun DELICHON has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Hirundinidae

  Familiarity information: DELICHON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DELICHON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Hirundinidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Delichon; genus Delichon

Hypernyms ("Delichon" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Delichon"):

Delichon urbica; house martin (common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses)

Holonyms ("Delichon" is a member of...):

family Hirundinidae; Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)