white-bellied swallow

white-bellied swallow
noun
bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
Hypernyms: ↑swallow

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noun
: a widely distributed No. American swallow (Iridoprocne bicolor) that nests in holes in trees and is iridescent greenish blue above and pure white below

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