Meanings
nouncliff swallow (plural cliff swallows)
plural cliff swallows
- Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.
- Synonym of American cliff swallow (“Petrochelidon pyrrhonota”).
Synonyms: American cliff swallow
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of American cliff swallow (“Petrochelidon pyrrhonota”).
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
nounNorth American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
Similar
Hirundo pyrrhonota
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Dutch klifzwaluw
- klifzwaluwany Petrochelidon nesting in cliffs
Finnish keijupääsky
- keijupääskyany Petrochelidon nesting in cliffs
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cliff swallow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliff%20swallow
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cliff swallow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliff%20swallow.
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