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Chelidon
Chelidon Chel"i*don, n. [NL., fr. Gr. chelidw`n.] (Anat.) The hollow at the flexure of the arm.
Chelidon rustica
Swallow Swal"low, n. [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala, Dan. svale.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinid[ae], especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight. Note: The most common North American species are the barn swallow (see under Barn), the cliff, or eaves, swallow (see under Cliff), the white-bellied, or tree, swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), and the bank swallow (see under Bank). The common European swallow (Chelidon rustica), and the window swallow, or martin (Chelidon urbica), are familiar species. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift. 3. (Naut.) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Swallow plover (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of fork-tailed ploverlike birds of the genus Glareola, as G. orientalis of India; a pratincole. Swallow shrike (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic birds of the family Artamiid[ae], allied to the shrikes but similar to swallows in appearance and habits. The ashy swallow shrike (Artamus fuscus) is common in India. Swallow warbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of East Indian and Australian singing birds of the genus Dic[ae]um. They are allied to the honeysuckers.
Chelidon urbica
Swallow Swal"low, n. [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala, Dan. svale.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinid[ae], especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight. Note: The most common North American species are the barn swallow (see under Barn), the cliff, or eaves, swallow (see under Cliff), the white-bellied, or tree, swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), and the bank swallow (see under Bank). The common European swallow (Chelidon rustica), and the window swallow, or martin (Chelidon urbica), are familiar species. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift. 3. (Naut.) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Swallow plover (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of fork-tailed ploverlike birds of the genus Glareola, as G. orientalis of India; a pratincole. Swallow shrike (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic birds of the family Artamiid[ae], allied to the shrikes but similar to swallows in appearance and habits. The ashy swallow shrike (Artamus fuscus) is common in India. Swallow warbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of East Indian and Australian singing birds of the genus Dic[ae]um. They are allied to the honeysuckers.
Chelidonic
Chelidonic Chel`i*don"ic, a. [See Celandine.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine. Chelidonic acid, a weak acid extracted from the celandine (Chelidonium majus), as a white crystalline substance.
Chelidonic acid
Chelidonic Chel`i*don"ic, a. [See Celandine.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine. Chelidonic acid, a weak acid extracted from the celandine (Chelidonium majus), as a white crystalline substance.
Chelidonium majus
Chelidonic Chel`i*don"ic, a. [See Celandine.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine. Chelidonic acid, a weak acid extracted from the celandine (Chelidonium majus), as a white crystalline substance.
Chelidonius
Chelidonius Chel`i*do"ni*us, n. [L. (sc. lapillus.)] A small stone taken from the gizzard of a young swallow. -- anciently worn as a medicinal charm.
Hirundo or Chelidon urbica
Martin Mar"tin, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. Martlet.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [Written also marten.] Note: The American purple martin, or bee martin (Progne subis, or purpurea), and the European house, or window, martin (Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica), are the best known species. 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.
Petrochelidon lunifrons
Cliff Cliff (kl[i^]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif, D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa; perh. orig. a climbing place. See Climb.] A high, steep rock; a precipice. Cliff swallow (Zo["o]l.), a North American swallow (Petrochelidon lunifrons), which builds its nest against cliffs; the eaves swallow.
Trachelidan
Trachelidan Tra*chel"i*dan, n. [Gr. ? neck.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of a tribe of beetles (Trachelides) which have the head supported on a pedicel. The oil beetles and the Cantharides are examples.
Trachelides
Trachelidan Tra*chel"i*dan, n. [Gr. ? neck.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of a tribe of beetles (Trachelides) which have the head supported on a pedicel. The oil beetles and the Cantharides are examples.

Meaning of Chelid from wikipedia

- in the present day or as a fossil. Like all pleurodirous turtles, the chelids withdraw their necks sideways into their s****, differing from cryptodires...
- known as snake-necked turtles, is a large and diverse genus of long-necked chelid turtles with a complicated nomenclatural history. Although in the past,...
- Yaminuechelys is an extinct genus of chelid turtle from Argentina and the Dorotea Formation of Chile. The genus first appeared during the Late Cretaceous...
- the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. Indeterminate chelid remains and other vertebrates have also been discovered in this formation...
- Fuente, Marcelo S.; Holley, J. Alfredo; Sterli, Juliana (2025-03-05). "A new chelid turtle (Testudines, Pleurodira) from the Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina"...
- The tail also has haemal arches, a feature lost in all other Australian chelids. While haemal arches are do****ented in many cryptodiran species (including...
- Patagonian vertebrate ****ociations, preserving fish including dipnoans and gar, chelid turtles, squamates, sphenodonts, neosuchian crocodilians, and a wide variety...
- bones in chelid turtles". Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 2: 82–86. Rhodin, A.G.J. & Mittermeier, R.A. (1977). "Neural bones in chelid turtles from...
- of Patagonia, Argentina), with comments on the monophyly of this extinct chelid genus from southern Gondwana". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 18 (12):...
-   Extinct in the wild (EW): 2 species   Critically endangered (CR): 196 species   Endangered (EN): 382 species   Vulnerable (VU): 411 species   Near threatened...