hirundine

/hɪˈɹʌndʌɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"I have not met with these hirundine star-titles except in these two instances, and I think them both incorrect."
"‘...and so, gentlemen, I believe I may confidently state that the hibernation of swallows, and of all other hirundines, is conclusively proved,’ said Mr Lamb, with a defiant glare at his audience."

From Latin hirundo (“a swallow”).

hirundines (plural)

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The recorded pronunciation is /hɪˈɹʌndʌɪn/.

What does hirundine mean?

Where does hirundine come from?

It is traced to Latin.

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