Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cliff swallow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: clif-f swal-low
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.

noun

Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.

Etymology

Compound of cliff + swallow.

Inflected Forms

cliff swallows (plural)

Synonyms

American cliff swallow hirundo pyrrhonota

Questions

What does cliff swallow mean?: Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.
Where does cliff swallow come from?: Compound of cliff + swallow.

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