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HIRUNDO NIGRICANS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hirundo nigricans mean?
• HIRUNDO NIGRICANS (noun)
The noun HIRUNDO NIGRICANS has 1 sense:
1. of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
Familiarity information: HIRUNDO NIGRICANS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Hirundo nigricans; tree martin; tree swallow
Hypernyms ("Hirundo nigricans" is a kind of...):
swallow (small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations)
Holonyms ("Hirundo nigricans" is a member of...):
genus Hirundo; Hirundo (type genus of the Hirundinidae)
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