| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Swallows and martins.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Hirundinidae" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1853. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Hirundinidae
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Biology & Biotechnology | A family of passerine birds comprising the swallows and martins. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | The bird family Hirundinidae is a group of passerines characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding, and known as swallows and martins. The family comprises two subfamilies: Pseudochelidoninae (the river martins of the genus Pseudochelidon) and Hirundininae (all other swallows and martins). Within the Hirundiniae, the name martin tends to be used for the squarer-tailed species, and the name swallow for the more fork-tailed species; however, there is no scientific distinction between these two groups. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: Hirundinidae
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Family Hirundinidae | Swallows and martins. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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