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Noun: barn swallow  baa(r)n swó-low
  1. Common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
    "Barn swallows swooped through the stable catching insects";
    - chimney swallow, Hirundo rustica

Derived forms: barn swallows

Type of: swallow

Part of: genus Hirundo, Hirundo

Encyclopedia: Barn swallow