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Definition of Barn swallow

1. Noun. Common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc..

Definition of Barn swallow

1. Noun. The most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Barn Swallow

Literary usage of Barn swallow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1840)
"The barn swallow makes its first appearance at New Orleans from the ... In spring, the barn swallow is welcomed by all, for she seldom appears before the ..."

2. Masterpieces of Murder: An Edmund Pearson True Crime Reader by Edmund Lester Pearson, Gerald Gross (1876)
"The nest of the barn swallow is a somewhat complicated structure. Its is that of an inverted cone, with a vertical section cut off on the side ..."

3. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1853)
"The barn swallow, Purple Martin, Bank Swallow and Chimney Swallow. ... In 1817, eight are the Purple Martin, barn swallow, Cliff they made their appearance ..."

4. Through the Year with Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau, Herbert Wendell Gleason (1917)
"barn swallow MAY 20, 1852. A barn swallow accompanied me across the Depot Field, methinks attracted by the insects which I started, though I saw them not, ..."

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