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Hirundo
(gcide) | Hirundo \Hi*run"do\, n. [L., swallow.] (Zool.)
A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.
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hirundo
(wn) | Hirundo
n 1: type genus of the Hirundinidae [syn: Hirundo, {genus
Hirundo}] |
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Hirundo
(gcide) | Hirundo \Hi*run"do\, n. [L., swallow.] (Zool.)
A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.
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Hirundo horreorum
(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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Hirundo rustica
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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Hirundo urbica
(gcide) | Martin \Mar"tin\, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin.
Cf. Martlet.] (Zool.)
One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail
less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.
[Written also marten.]
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Note: The American purple martin, or bee martin ({Progne
subis} or Progne purpurea), and the European {house
martin}, or window martin (Hirundo urbica or
Chelidon urbica), are the best known species.
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Bank martin.
(a) The bank swallow. See under Bank.
(b) The fairy martin. See under Fairy.
Bee martin.
(a) The purple martin.
(b) The kingbird.
Sand martin, the bank swallow.
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Sterna hirundo
(gcide) | Tern \Tern\ (t[~e]rn), n. [Dan. terne, t[ae]rne; akin to Sw.
t[aum]rna, Icel. [thorn]erna; cf. NL. sterna.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds,
allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various
allied genera.
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Note: Terns differ from gulls chiefly in their graceful form,
in their weaker and more slender bills and feet, and
their longer and more pointed wings. The tail is
usually forked. Most of the species are white with the
back and wings pale gray, and often with a dark head.
The common European tern (Sterna hirundo) is found
also in Asia and America. Among other American species
are the arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), the roseate
tern (Sterna Dougalli), the least tern ({Sterna
Antillarum}), the royal tern (Sterna maxima), and the
sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa).
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Hooded tern. See Fairy bird, under Fairy.
Marsh tern, any tern of the genus Hydrochelidon. They
frequent marshes and rivers and feed largely upon insects.
River tern, any tern belonging to Seena or allied genera
which frequent rivers.
Sea tern, any tern of the genus Thalasseus. Terns of this
genus have very long, pointed wings, and chiefly frequent
seas and the mouths of large rivers.
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Trigla hirundo
(gcide) | Swallowfish \Swal"low*fish`\, n. (Zool.)
The European sapphirine gurnard (Trigla hirundo). It has
large pectoral fins.
[1913 Webster]Tubfish \Tub"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
The sapphirine gurnard (Trigla hirundo). See Illust. under
Gurnard. [Prov. Eng.]
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genus hirundo
(wn) | genus Hirundo
n 1: type genus of the Hirundinidae [syn: Hirundo, {genus
Hirundo}] |
hirundo nigricans
(wn) | Hirundo nigricans
n 1: of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities [syn:
tree swallow, tree martin, Hirundo nigricans] |
hirundo pyrrhonota
(wn) | Hirundo pyrrhonota
n 1: North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds
bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls [syn: {cliff
swallow}, Hirundo pyrrhonota] |
hirundo rustica
(wn) | Hirundo rustica
n 1: common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in
barns etc. [syn: barn swallow, chimney swallow,
Hirundo rustica] |
sterna hirundo
(wn) | Sterna hirundo
n 1: common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and
grey plumage [syn: sea swallow, Sterna hirundo] |
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