Iridoprocne bicolor

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

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  • passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called  passerine  or  perching bird     any… …   Universalium

  • tree swallow — a bluish green and white swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, of North America, that nests in tree cavities. [1890 95, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • tree swallow — noun 1. of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities • Syn: ↑tree martin, ↑Hirundo nigricans • Hypernyms: ↑swallow • Member Holonyms: ↑Hirundo, ↑genus Hirundo 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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