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Noun: chimney swallow
  1. American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys
    - chimney swift, Chateura pelagica
     
  2. Common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
    - barn swallow, Hirundo rustica

Derived forms: chimney swallows

Type of: swallow, swift

Part of: Chateura, genus Chateura, genus Hirundo, Hirundo

Encyclopedia: Chimney swallow

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