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BANK MARTIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bank martin mean?
• BANK MARTIN (noun)
The noun BANK MARTIN has 1 sense:
1. swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
Familiarity information: BANK MARTIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
bank martin; bank swallow; Riparia riparia; sand martin
Hypernyms ("bank martin" is a kind of...):
martin (any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas)
Holonyms ("bank martin" is a member of...):
genus Riparia; Riparia (a genus of Hirundinidae)
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