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HOUSE MARTIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does house martin mean?
• HOUSE MARTIN (noun)
The noun HOUSE MARTIN has 1 sense:
1. common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
Familiarity information: HOUSE MARTIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Delichon urbica; house martin
Hypernyms ("house martin" is a kind of...):
martin (any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas)
Holonyms ("house martin" is a member of...):
Delichon; genus Delichon (a genus of Hirundinidae)
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