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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks;
[syn: bank martin, bank swallow, sand martin, Riparia riparia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Martin \Mar"tin\, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. Martlet.] (Zool.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [Written also marten.] [1913 Webster] Note: The American purple martin, or bee martin (Progne subis or Progne purpurea), and the European house martin, or window martin (Hirundo urbica or Chelidon urbica), are the best known species. [1913 Webster] Bank martin. (a) The bank swallow. See under Bank. (b) The fairy martin. See under Fairy. Bee martin. (a) The purple martin. (b) The kingbird. Sand martin, the bank swallow. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bank martin n 1: swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks [syn: bank martin, bank swallow, sand martin, Riparia riparia]