bank swallow
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Noun
[edit]bank swallow (plural bank swallows)
- A small American and European swallow (Riparia riparia) that nests in a hole which it excavates in a bank.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Riparia riparia): sand martin, Clivicola riparia (obsolete)
Translations
[edit]sand martin — see sand martin
Further reading
[edit]bank swallow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Riparia riparia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Riparia riparia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons