wood-swallow
[ woo d-swol-oh ]
/ ˈwʊdˌswɒl oʊ /
noun
any of several slate-colored songbirds of the family Artamidae, of southeastern Asia, Australia, and New Guinea, having long, pointed wings and noted for their swift, soaring flight.
Origin of wood-swallow
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby wood-swallow
wood's lamp,
wood's light,
wood's metal,
wood, woods,
wood-and-water joey,
wood-swallow,
wood-wool,
woodbin,
woodbine,
woodblock,
woodborer
Example sentences from the Web for woodswallow
To me, the discovery of a woodman in the wadi were as pleasing as the discovery of a woodchuck or a woodswallow or a woodbine.
The Book of Khalid |Ameen Rihani
British Dictionary definitions for woodswallow
woodswallow
/ (ˈwʊdˌswɒləʊ) /
noun
any of several insectivorous birds of the genus Artamus of Australia