chimney swallow

chimney swallow

n 1. (Animals) another name for common swallow. See swallow² 2. (Animals) a less common name for chimney swift

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Noun

1.chimney swallow - American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneysChateura pelagica, chimney swiftswift - a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flightChateura, genus Chateura - a genus of Apodidae

2.chimney swallow - common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.barn swallow, Hirundo rusticaswallow - small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrationsgenus Hirundo, Hirundo - type genus of the Hirundinidae