Etymology

hirundine

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Today it means: Of or relating to a swallow (the bird); of or relating to the family Hirundinidae. Full definition →

Latin hirundo
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  1. Latin · derived fromhirundo“a swallow”
  2. English todayhirundine

From Latin hirundo (“a swallow”).

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