HIRUNDINE


Meaning of HIRUNDINE in English

[ 'hɪrʌndʌɪn , hɪ'rʌndʌɪn ]

■ noun Ornithology a bird of the swallow family (Hirundinidae).

Origin

C19: from L. hirundo 'swallow' + -ine 1 .

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