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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMON SWALLOW

common swallow  [ˈkɒmən ˈswɒləʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMON SWALLOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Common swallow is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMMON SWALLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of common swallow in the English dictionary

The definition of common swallow in the dictionary is Hirundo rustica, a passerine songbird of the family Hirundinidae, having long pointed wings, a forked tail, short legs, and a rapid flight.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMON SWALLOW


apollo
əˈpɒləʊ
enwallow
ɪnˈwɒləʊ
follow
ˈfɒləʊ
hollo
ˈhɒləʊ
hollow
ˈhɒləʊ
reswallow
ˌriːˈswɒləʊ
Rollo
ˈrɒləʊ
swallow
ˈswɒləʊ
unfollow
ʌnˈfɒləʊ
upfollow
ʌpˈfɒləʊ
wallow
ˈwɒləʊ
woodswallow
ˈwʊdˌswɒləʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMON SWALLOW

common sallow
common salt
common scoter
common seal
common sense
common shelduck
common shrew
common snapping turtle
common snipe
common soldier
common spoonbill
common spotted orchid
common stock
common storksbill
common swift
common time
common toad
common weal
common wintergreen
common zebra

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMON SWALLOW

allow
ballow
barn swallow
callow
cliff swallow
disallow
dishallow
fallow
fellow
gallow
hallow
mallow
marsh mallow
marshmallow
musk mallow
rose mallow
sallow
sea swallow
shallow
tallow
tree mallow

Synonyms and antonyms of common swallow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «common swallow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMON SWALLOW

Find out the translation of common swallow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of common swallow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «common swallow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

常见的燕子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

golondrina común
570 millions of speakers

English

common swallow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आम निगल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ابتلاع المشترك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

общего ласточка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

andorinha comum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাধারণ গেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hirondelle commune
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menelan biasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gemeinsame Schwalbe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一般的なツバメ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반적인 제비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biasa ngulu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nuốt chung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொதுவான விழுங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्य चपळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ortak yutmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rondine comune
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wspólne jaskółka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

загального ластівка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înghiți comun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινό χελιδόνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

algemene sluk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gemensam swallow
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

felles svelge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of common swallow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMON SWALLOW»

The term «common swallow» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.626 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMON SWALLOW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about common swallow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMON SWALLOW»

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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
The length _is four inches and a quarter, and it builds in chimneys like the common swallow. AcUTA. Black, beneath brown; tail-feathers naked, and subulate at the tip. Gmel. Hironrlel/e 'zaireacutipenne ale la Martinigzze, Buff. Acute failed ...
Abraham Rees, 1819
2
The elements of natural history: chiefly intended for the ...
COMMON SWALLOW. MARTIN. 223 to the kind of life which they lead, and enable them to provide the means of ready subsistence. Insects are their principal food ; and no sooner does spring awaken that class of animated nature from theii ...
William Fordyce Mavor, 1806
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Ornithologia, or The birds, a poem, in 2 pt., with an intr. ...
THE COMMON SwallOw. 157 The BulFinch, the Redwing, and Owls too were there; And some Swallows, (9) that live almost ever in air ; (9) Order, Passeres, ( Linn.) Swallow, Martin, SwiFt. The genus Hirundo, (of Linn.) to which the Common ...
James Jennings (of Huntspill.), 1828
4
The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of ...
The common Swallow.wort, with white Flowers. a. Asci. i pus; nigro store. C.B. The common Swallow-wort, with black Flowers. 3. Asclepias; angustesoiia, start flavesseente. H. R. Par. The nar- row-leav'd Swallow- wort, with yellow Flowers. 4 .
Philip Miller, 1735
5
Rethinking Schooling: Twenty-Five Years of the Journal of ...
Other lesson plans explicitly focus on the use of material for teaching by object lessons. Instead of giving an overall structure of the lesson, material for teaching by object lessons is presented by way of introduction: The common swallow ...
Ian Westbury, Geoff Milburn, 2006
6
Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and ...
Visits Britain in spring, rather later than the common swallow, making its first appearance in low, warm situations, and if the weather is sine, beginning to build early in May. It builds a close ncit, made of straw and clay, and lined with feathers , ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica, James Millar, 1810
7
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
In the present season this opportunity has been afforded me, and I find that in the common swallow, both male and female, the orifices of the gastric glands differ in nothing from those of birds in general, but that the peculiar structure which I am ...
8
The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
being torpid therein. Natural history ought to be studied as a collection of facts. There are five species of swallows which visit Britain during summer ; the common swallow, the martin, sand martin, swift, and goat-sucker. 1. The common swallow ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
9
The Gazetteer of Sikhim
The common swallow, Hirundo rustica, arrives about the end of January and leaves again in October. It begins breeding in March and brings up two or three broods in the year. The other species of swallow found in Sikbim, Hirundo nipalensis, ...
Sir Herbert Hope Risley, 1894
10
Poems
He accuses me of having described the common swallow " as building its nest under the corners of windows, a situation sought only by the martin" Now, I do aver, that the common swallow, t". e. the swallow with the reddish, brown throat, does ...
James Grahame, 1807

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMON SWALLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term common swallow is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rare and endangered species feature in Megamalai's first-ever bird …
... areas and common swallow seen in seven areas. The rarest migrant spotted was Indian blue robin in Vellamalai sector, the survey revealed. «Times of India, Jan 15»
2
Survey finds 198 bird species in Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary
... common migratory birds recorded in the survey were grey wagtail, Asian paradise flycatcher and greenish leaf warbler and common swallow. «Times of India, Jan 15»
3
This wait-and-watchgame is interesting
Kumaran Sathasivam, an expert birdwatcher, said, “Birds like Rosa Starling, Shoveller and Common Swallow were spotted near the waterbody. «The Hindu, Feb 14»
4
Conserve beneficial birds in agri-landscapes: Punjab Agricultural …
... Pond Heron, Black Ibis, Redwattled Lapwing, Little Green Bee-eater, Indian Roller, Hoopoe, Common Swallow, Shrike, Common Myna, etc. «Times of India, Jul 12»
5
Donna Murphy and Annie Golden Visit the HOWL! ARTS PROJECT …
Ms. Golden is starring in the new play "The Common Swallow" by David Caudle. Ms. Murphy joined husband actor Shawn Elliott to watch the ... «Broadway World, Oct 10»
6
SUNKEN LIVING ROOM Plays Theatre 80 9/14; Macleod Andrews …
The Common SWALLOW premiered in last year's HOWL! Festival and is published in the acclaimed online literary magazine, Blackbird. «Broadway World, Sep 10»
7
Caudle's South Beach Rapture Makes World Premiere Aug. 15
Caudle's plays include The Sunken Living Room, The Common Swallow, In Development, Likeness, Visiting Hours, and Feet of Clay, for which he also wrote the ... «Playbill.com, Aug 10»
8
Lost in the sounds of the wilds
In two of the open toilets on the cement ceiling, we photographed the nests of the “Wehi Lihiniya” – the Common Swallow. These birds do not build nests with ... «Sunday Times.lk, May 09»
9
National wetland status for Son Beel
... lesser whistling teal, white-breasted water hen, spotted dove, purple heron and common swallow, which used to flock to the wetland for years ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Dec 08»

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