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单词 house martin
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Definition of house martin in English:

house martin

noun
  • A black-and-white Eurasian songbird of the swallow family, often building its mud nest on the walls of buildings.

    Genus Delichon, family Hirundinidae: three species, in particular the widespread D. urbica

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I can hear house martins chattering away in their nests under the eaves as I write these words.
    • These woodpeckers have also regularly attacked colonies of nesting house martins by clinging to the side of the inverted mud dome and chipping away a hold.
    • In dry conditions when wet mud is difficult to obtain swallows will take over old nests of other birds including house martins and blackbirds.
    • Some species, like swallows and house martins, are in decline and this exercise will help assess the state of their insect food source.
    • Even more resourceful are house martins nesting on ships.
 
 
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