[1] : 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
see also:
martlet marten purple martin bee martin progne subis progne purpurea 
house martin window martin hirundo urbica chelidon urbica bank martin 
bank fairy bee martin sand martin 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

swallow \swal"low\, n. oe. swalowe, as. swalewe, swealwe; akin
   to d. zwaluw, ohg. swalawa, g. schwalbe, icel.  sw. svala,
   dan. svale.
   1. zool. any one of numerous species of passerine birds of
      the family hirundinidae, 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster

   2. zool. any one of numerous species of swifts which
      resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the
      common american chimney swallow, or swift.
      1913 webster

   3. naut. the aperture in a block through which the rope
      reeves. --ham. nav. encyc.
      1913 webster

   swallow plover zool., any one of several species of
      fork-tailed ploverlike birds of the genus glareola, as
      glareola orientalis of india; a pratincole.

   swallow shrike zool., any one of several species of east
      indian and asiatic birds of the family artamiidae,
      allied to the shrikes but similar to swallows in
      appearance and habits. the ashy swallow shrike artamus
      fuscus is common in india.

   swallow warbler zool., any one of numerous species of
      east indian and australian singing birds of the genus
      dicaeum. they are allied to the honeysuckers.
      1913 webster
see also:
hirundinidae barn cliff tachycineta bicolor bank chelidon rustica 
chelidon urbica swallow plover glareola glareola orientalis swallow shrike 
artamiidae artamus fuscus swallow warbler dicaeum 

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Chelidon, definition of term: Chelidon
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Definition of Chelidon Urbica from dictionary.net
...... Chelidon rustica), and the window swallow, or martin (Chelidon urbica ... urbica @ Ask Jeeves | Google | MSN | Yahoo Define chelidon urbica and ... ..
http://www.dictionary.net/chelidon+urbica, score=100, date indexed=November 30, 2005, 7:39 am

Definition of Swallow from dictionary.net
...... Chelidon rustica), and the window swallow, or martin (Chelidon urbica ... ..
http://www.dictionary.net/swallow, score=9, date indexed=January 2, 2006, 10:10 am

Dictionary definition of SWALLOW
...... rustica), and the window swallow, or martin (Chelidon urbica), are ... bank swallow (see under Bank). The common European swallow (Chelidon ... ..
http://www.dictionarybarn.com/SWALLOW.php, score=9, date indexed=November 29, 2005, 1:45 am

swallow - definition by dict.die.net
...... Chelidon rustica), and the window swallow, or martin (Chelidon urbica ... ..
http://dict.die.net/swallow/, score=9, date indexed=November 26, 2005, 6:27 am

Australian Siberian Expedition 1903
...9. 'Swallows (Chelidon urbica) nesting under the eaves in hundreds. ... 9. 'Swallows (Chelidon urbica) nesting under the eaves in hundreds. ... ..
http://cres.anu.edu.au/siberia/, score=8, date indexed=January 27, 2006, 4:39 am

martin from On-line Medical Dictionary
...... or Chelidon, urbica), are the best known species. Bank martin. The ... ..
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?martin, score=8, date indexed=January 3, 2006, 3:51 pm

Dictionary definition of MARTIN
...... Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica), are the best known species. Bank martin ... ..
http://www.dictionarybarn.com/MARTIN.php, score=8, date indexed=November 24, 2005, 6:07 am

Nature House Catalog
...6 Chelidon Urbica, by Gould .  .  .    Chelidon Urbica. by John Gould ... ..
http://www.naturehouseinc.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=91_47&osCsid=fc7de7e3ed9fdd360f5af426c5102827, score=8, date indexed=January 4, 2006, 9:56 pm

MARTIN definition
...... Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica), are the best known species. Bank martin ... ..
http://www.books.md/M/dic/martin.php, score=8, date indexed=November 17, 2005, 2:47 am

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