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Meanings of swallow family in English

Russian
ласточковые
Portuguese
andorinha
Spanish
hirundínidos
Catalan
hirundínids
Wikidata

Family of birds.

Related terms
ласточковые
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Examples for "swallow"
Examples for "swallow"
1
My spouse wanted her own 'healthy' food that I can barely swallow.
The Irish Times
2
Their message is simple and easy to swallow: Beer tastes, says Oliver.
The Irish Times
3
They're claimin' to offer the fountain a youth in 'easy-to-swallow time-released capsules'.
G'day to die: a passport to peril mystery
4
I shall turn them to me, or I shall swallow their souls.
Monster Hunter International
5
I saw a single swallow jinking its way south on October 28th.
The Irish Times
1
And the cat stole back to the window to watch the swallows.
The Patrician
2
Like the swallows who returned, they come because they were here before.
The world without us
3
So far this year the swallows haven't had to do much high-level flying.
The Guardian
4
Early in September the swallows began to gather in large flocks.
The Magic Speech Flower / or Little Luke and His Animal Friends
5
Having learned the language of birds, the children knew what the swallows said.
Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know
Usage of swallow family in English
1
Although they come to us the last of the swallow family, they leave us the soonest.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children
2
Have you forgotten that he does not belong to the Swallow family?
Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginne...
3
He's the largest of the Swallow family, and we all feel very proud of him.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
4
The Swallow family never would admit such a homely looking fellow as he is as a member.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
5
He thinks there are a great many cousins in the Swallow family, but can't tell them apart.
Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginne...
6
A Representative of the Swallow Family.
Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation
7
It was Forktail the Barn Swallow , the handsomest and one of the most graceful of all the Swallow family.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
8
His tail was more nearly square across the end than is the case with other members of the Swallow family.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
9
The distance, therefore, between the summer and winter homes of the Swallow family is very great, and these brave little birds are wonderful travellers.
Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginne...