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barn swallow
(redirected from Red-chested Swallow)

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barn swallow
n.
A widely distributed bird (Hirundo rustica) that nests in barns and caves and has a deeply forked tail, a dark-blue back, and tan underparts.

barn swallow
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the US and Canadian name for the common swallow, Hirundo rustica See swallow2
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Noun1.barn swallow - common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.barn swallow - common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
swallow - small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
genus Hirundo, Hirundo - type genus of the Hirundinidae


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