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barn swallow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
barn swal-low
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hirundo rustica, 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.

Inflected Forms

barn swallows (plural)

Synonyms

chimney swallow hirundo rustica

Questions

What does barn swallow mean?
Hirundo rustica, 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.

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