house martin

noun

A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon

Similar
Delichon urbica
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Meanings

nounhouse martin (plural house martins)

plural house martins

  1. A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon
    1. common house martin or western house martin (Delichon urbicum).

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncommon small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses

Similar
Delichon urbica
Broader
martin
Also see
common house martinnorthern house martin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From house + martin.

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Translations

Catalan oreneta cuablanca
  • oreneta cuablancabird in genus Delichon
Czech jiřička
  • jiřičkabird in genus Delichon
Finnish räystäspääsky
  • räystäspääskybird in genus Delichon
German Mehlschwalbe
  • Mehlschwalbebird in genus Delichon
Hungarian molnárfecske
  • molnárfecskebird in genus Delichon
Icelandic bæjasvala
  • bæjasvalabird in genus Delichon
Irish gabhlán binne
  • gabhlán binnebird in genus Delichon
Italian balestruccio
  • balestrucciobird in genus Delichon
Polish oknówka, oknówka zwyczajna
  • oknówkacommon house martin
  • oknówka zwyczajnacommon house martin
  • jaskółka oknówkacommon house martin
  • oknówkabird in genus Delichon
Portuguese andorinha
  • andorinhabird in genus Delichon
Russian городска́я ла́сточка, вороно́к
  • городска́я ла́сточка (gorodskája lástočka)bird in genus Delichon
  • вороно́к (voronók)bird in genus Delichon
Scottish Gaelic gobhlan-taighe
  • gobhlan-taighebird in genus Delichon
Spanish avión común
  • avión comúnbird in genus Delichon
Cite this entry
APA

house martin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20martin

MLA

“house martin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20martin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house martin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20martin.

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