sand martin
sand martin · sand martins
береговая ласточка, береговушка
Uferschwalbe
A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, Riparia ripariaA migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, Riparia riparia.
Meaning
1 sensesA migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, Riparia riparia.
1668, John Wilkins, An Essay Towards a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language, London: Sa. Gellibrand and John Martyn, Part 2, Chapter 5, p. 151, SAND-MARTIN, Shore-bird.
Uferschwalbe
берегову́шкаberegovúška, берегова́я ла́сточкаberegovája lástočka
More definitions
- swallow of the Northern Hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
Translations
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Forms
plural: sand martins| Singular | sand martin |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsRiparia riparia:bank swallowcollared sand martinEuropean sand martin
Close in meaning
- swallow of the Northern Hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks:bank martinbank swallowRiparia riparia