- genus Hirundo
- nountype genus of the Hirundinidae• Syn: ↑Hirundo• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Hirundinidae, ↑family Hirundinidae• Member Meronyms:
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genus Hirundo
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Hirundo — Taxobox name = Hirundo image width = 250px image caption = Pair of Welcome Swallow, Hirundo neoxena , chicks, the day after fledging regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Hirundinidae genus = Hirundo… … Wikipedia
Hirundo — noun type genus of the Hirundinidae • Syn: ↑genus Hirundo • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hirundinidae, ↑family Hirundinidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hirundo nigricans — noun of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities • Syn: ↑tree swallow, ↑tree martin • Hypernyms: ↑swallow • Member Holonyms: ↑Hirundo, ↑genus Hirundo … Useful english dictionary
Hirundo pyrrhonota — noun North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls • Syn: ↑cliff swallow • Hypernyms: ↑swallow • Member Holonyms: ↑Hirundo, ↑genus Hirundo … Useful english dictionary
Hirundo rustica — noun common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. • Syn: ↑barn swallow, ↑chimney swallow • Hypernyms: ↑swallow • Member Holonyms: ↑Hirundo, ↑genus Hirundo … Useful english dictionary
Hirundo — Hi*run do, n. [L., swallow.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of birds including the swallows and martins. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
genus Sterna — noun a genus of Sterninae • Syn: ↑Sterna • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sterninae, ↑subfamily Sterninae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Blasicrura hirundo — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gas … Wikipedia
Sterna hirundo — Tern Tern (t[ e]rn), n. [Dan. terne, t[ae]rne; akin to Sw. t[ a]rna, Icel. [thorn]erna; cf. NL. sterna.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to {Sterna} and various allied genera … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
