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Delichon

noun

a genus of Hirundinidae

• Syn: ↑genus Delichon

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Hirundinidae, ↑family Hirundinidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑house martin, ↑Delichon urbica

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\\ˈdelə̇ˌkän\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, anagram of Chelidon

: a genus of swallows with feathered feet that includes the European martin (D. urbica)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.