ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW


Meaning of ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW in English

/ruf"wingd'/

1. either of two New World swallows of the genus Stelgidopteryx, having outer primary feathers with small barblike hooks on the margins.

2. any of several African swallows of the genus Psalidoprocne, having similar feathers.

[ 1830-40, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .