- hirundine
- hirun·dine
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hirundine
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Hirundine — Hi*run dine, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Like or pertaining to the swallows. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hirundine — /hi run din, duyn/, adj. of, pertaining to, or resembling the swallow. [1825 35; < LL hirundineus of a swallow, equiv. to hirundin (s. of hirundo) swallow + eus adj. suffix; see EOUS] * * * … Universalium
hirundine — 1. adjective /hɪˈɹʌndʌɪn/ pertaining to a swallow 2. noun /hɪˈɹʌndʌɪn/ a member of the swallow family , 1973: ‘…and so, gentlemen, I believe I may confidently state that the hibernation of swallows, and of all other hirundines, is conclusively… … Wiktionary
hirundine — [ hɪrʌndʌɪn, hɪ rʌndʌɪn] noun Ornithology a bird of the swallow family (Hirundinidae). Origin C19: from L. hirundo swallow + ine1 … English new terms dictionary
hirundine — /hɪˈrʌndaɪn/ (say hi runduyn) adjective of, relating to, or resembling the swallow. {Late Latin hirundineus} …
hirundine — a. pertaining to or like a swallow; n. such bird. ♦ hirundinous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
hirundine — I. hə̇ˈrəndə̇n, ˌdīn; ˈhirənˌdīn adjective Etymology: Latin hirundo swallow + English ine : of, relating to, or resembling the swallow II. noun ( … Useful english dictionary
Swallow — This article is about the family of birds. For the action, see Swallowing. For other uses, see Swallow (disambiguation). Swallows Red rumped Swallow Scientific classificatio … Wikipedia
HIRUNDO — I. HIRUNDO Diis olim Penatibus carum animal, uti ex Aeliano docet LIl. Girald. de Gentium Diis, et ex Varronis in Menippeis loco, de templo Apollinis exusto, cuius Arnob. meminit adv. Gentes l. 6. God. Stewech. Electis ad eum: avis migratoria est … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Mosque Swallow — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order … Wikipedia
