mar ‧ tin /ˈmɑːtən, ˈmɑːtɪn $ ˈmɑːrtn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: from Saint Martin ; probably because the birds fly to a new home around Martinmas (November 11) ]
a small bird like a ↑ swallow
mar ‧ tin /ˈmɑːtən, ˈmɑːtɪn $ ˈmɑːrtn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: from Saint Martin ; probably because the birds fly to a new home around Martinmas (November 11) ]
a small bird like a ↑ swallow
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012