"bank swallow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bank swallows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bank swallow (plural bank swallows)
  1. A small American and European swallow (Riparia riparia) that nests in a hole which it excavates in a bank. Categories (lifeform): Swallows Synonyms (Riparia riparia): sand martin, Clivicola riparia [obsolete]

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