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barn swallow (encz) | barn swallow,vlaštovka obecná n: hirundo rustica Jirka Daněk |
Barn swallow (gcide) | Barn \Barn\ (b[aum]rn), n. [OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere
barley + ern, [ae]rn, a close place. [root]92. See Barley.]
A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and
other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of
the barn is often used for stables.
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Barn owl (Zool.), an owl of Europe and America ({Aluco
flammeus}, or Strix flammea), which frequents barns and
other buildings.
Barn swallow (Zool.), the common American swallow ({Hirundo
horreorum}), which attaches its nest of mud to the beams
and rafters of barns.
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barn swallow (wn) | barn swallow
n 1: common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in
barns etc. [syn: barn swallow, chimney swallow,
Hirundo rustica] |
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Barn swallow (gcide) | Barn \Barn\ (b[aum]rn), n. [OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere
barley + ern, [ae]rn, a close place. [root]92. See Barley.]
A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and
other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of
the barn is often used for stables.
[1913 Webster]
Barn owl (Zool.), an owl of Europe and America ({Aluco
flammeus}, or Strix flammea), which frequents barns and
other buildings.
Barn swallow (Zool.), the common American swallow ({Hirundo
horreorum}), which attaches its nest of mud to the beams
and rafters of barns.
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