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DELICHON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Hirundinidae

Synonyms:

Delichon; genus Delichon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Delichon" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Delichon"):

Delichon urbica; house martin (common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses)

Holonyms ("Delichon" is a member of...):

family Hirundinidae; Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)

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