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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Australian swallow of the genus Hylochclidon, called in that country martin, and laying in holes in trees.
- noun The white-bellied swallow, Tachycineta (or Iridoprocne) bicolor, which still nests in trees even in populous districts of the United States.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
- noun bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
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