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for Cliff swallow
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Cliff \Cliff\ (kl[i^]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif,
D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa;
perh. orig. a climbing place. See Climb.]
A high, steep rock; a precipice.
[1913 Webster]
Cliff swallow (Zool.), a North American swallow
({Petrochelidon lunifrons), which builds its nest against
cliffs; the eaves swallow.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
cliff swallow
n 1: North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds
bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls [syn: cliff
swallow, Hirundo pyrrhonota]
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