HIRUNDINIDAE

Meaning of HIRUNDINIDAE in English

ˌhirənˈdinəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Hirundin-, Hirundo, type genus (from Latin, swallow) + -idae

: a family of passerine birds consisting of the swallows and martins

• hi·run·di·nous hə̇ˈrəndənəs adjective

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HIRUNDINIDAE — songbird family, order Passeriformes, consisting of swallows and martins, 74 species of small, streamlined birds, noted for their strong and …
Britannica English vocabulary
HIRUNDINIDAE — swallows
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
HIRUNDINIDAE — Ласточковые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SWALLOW — I. noun Etymology: Middle English swalowe, from Old English swealwe; akin to Old High German swalawa ~ Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BARN SWALLOW — noun Date: 1851 a swallow ( Hirundo rustica of the family Hirundinidae) that is widespread in the northern hemisphere, has …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWALLOW — Any of 74 species (family Hirundinidae) of songbirds found nearly worldwide. Swallows are 4–9 in. (10–23 cm) long, with long, …
Английский словарь Британика
MARTIN — I Any of several species of songbirds in the family Hirundinidae. In the U.S., the name refers to the purple …
Английский словарь Британика
HIRUNDINOUS — adjective see hirundinidae
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWALLOW — I. ˈswä(ˌ)lō, -_lə also ˈswȯ(-; -_ləw, -_lō+V; dial, or NE+V, -_lər noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English swalwe, swalowe, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIRUNDINE — I. hə̇ˈrəndə̇n, -ˌdīn; ˈhirənˌdīn adjective Etymology: Latin hirundo swallow + English -ine : of, relating to, or resembling the swallow …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWALLOW — (n.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, especially one of those species in which …
Английский словарь Webster
SWALLOW — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, especially one of those species …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWALLOW — swallow 1 — swallowable , adj. — swallower , n. /swol"oh/ , v.t. 1. to take into the stomach by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWALLOW — I. ˈswä-(ˌ)lō noun Etymology: Middle English swalowe, from Old English swealwe; akin to Old High German swalawa swallow Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARN SWALLOW — Date: 1851 : a swallow ( Hirundo rustica of the family Hirundinidae) that is widespread in the northern hemisphere, has …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWALLOW — noun that which ingulfs; a whirlpool. 2. swallow ·noun capacity for swallowing; voracity. 3. swallow ·noun taste; relish; inclination; liking. …
Webster English vocab
SWALLOW — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 cause or allow (food, drink, etc.) to pass down the throat. ↘make a similar movement …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HIRUNDINE — [ 'hɪrʌndʌɪn , hɪ'rʌndʌɪn ] ■ noun Ornithology a bird of the swallow family (Hirundinidae). Origin C19: from L. hirundo …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SWALLOW — [swal.low] n [ME swalowe, fr. OE swealwe; akin to OHG swalawa swallow] (bef. 12c) 1: any of numerous small widely …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWALLOW — any of the 74 species of the bird family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). A few, including the bank swallow, are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
SONGBIRD — also called Passerine, any member of the suborder Passeres (or Oscines), of the order Passeriformes, including about 4,000 speciesnearly half …
Britannica English vocabulary
MARTIN — any of several swallows belonging to the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). In America the name refers to the purple martin …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWALLOW — n. any of various migratory swift-flying insect-eating birds of the family Hirundinidae, esp. Hirundo rustica, with a forked tail and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MARTIN — n. any of several swallows of the family Hirundinidae, esp. the house-martin and sand-martin. [prob. f. St Martin: see MARTINMAS]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWALLOW — n. any of various migratory swift-flying insect-eating birds of the family Hirundinidae, esp. Hirundo rustica, with a forked tail and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARTIN — n. any of several swallows of the family Hirundinidae, esp. the house-martin and sand-martin. [ prob. f. St Martin: see …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWALLOW — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. cause or allow (food etc.) to pass down the throat. 2 intr. perform …
Oxford English vocab
MARTIN — n. any of several swallows of the family Hirundinidae, esp. the house-martin and sand-martin. Etymology: prob. f. St Martin: see …
Oxford English vocab
SWALLOW — n. Any of 74 species (family Hirundinidae) of songbirds found nearly worldwide. Swallows are 49 in. (1023 cm) long, with …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MARTIN — n. Any of several species of songbirds in the family Hirundinidae. In the U.S., the name refers to the purple …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PROGNE — ласточка (зоология) ласточка (Hirundinidae)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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