Definition of Hirundo. Meaning of Hirundo. Synonyms of Hirundo

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Definition of Hirundo

Hirundo
Hirundo Hi*run"do, n. [L., swallow.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.

Meaning of Hirundo from wikipedia

- The bird genus Hirundo is a group of p****erines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the...
- The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world, occurring on all continents, with vagrants reported even in...
- The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a cir****polar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate...
- distinctive appearance. The term "swallow" is used as the common name for Hirundo rustica in the UK and Ireland. Around 90 species of Hirundinidae are known...
- Genus Hirundo open-cup nesting swallows: Ethiopian swallow, Hirundo aethiopica White-throated swallow, Hirundo albigularis Angola swallow, Hirundo angolensis...
- 706 Hirundo (prov. designation: A910 TF or 1910 KX) is an elongated background asteroid, located in the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered...
- The welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena) is a small p****erine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that is native to Australia and nearby islands. It...
- Macroglossum hirundo is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Society Islands, Australia (the Northern Territory...
- The Pacific swallow (Hirundo javanica) is a small p****erine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It breeds in tropical southern Asia and the islands...
- Finnish-Swedish clergyman, explorer and natural scientist Erik Laxmann as Hirundo daurica, using a specimen from Mount Schlangen, near Zmeinogorsk, Russia...