cliff swallow

cliff swallow

n.

A North American swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) that builds a bottle-shaped nest of mud, grass, and twigs on the face of a cliff or bluff or under the eaves of a roof.

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cliff swallow

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an American swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, that has a square-tipped tail and builds nests of mud on cliffs, walls, etc.

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cliff swallow - North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls Hirundo pyrrhonota swallow - small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations genus Hirundo, Hirundo - type genus of the Hirundinidae