family Hirundinidae


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Noun1.family Hirundinidae - swallows and martinsfamily Hirundinidae - swallows and martins      
Hirundinidae
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Oscines, Passeres, suborder Oscines, suborder Passeres - two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
genus Hirundo, Hirundo - type genus of the Hirundinidae
genus Iridoprocne, Iridoprocne - a genus of Hirundinidae
Delichon, genus Delichon - a genus of Hirundinidae
genus Riparia, Riparia - a genus of Hirundinidae
genus Progne, Progne - a genus of Hirundinidae
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