house martin

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ˈhouse ˌmartin noun [countable]  HBBa small black and white European bird of the swallow family 毛脚燕〔欧洲的一种鸟〕

Examples from the Corpus

house martin• Another ingenious construction technique is demonstrated by the house martin.• The technical skill of the house martin enables it to construct gravity-defying mud nests beneath the eaves of houses.

ˈhouse ˌmartin nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus black of European and a small white bird

house martin
ˈhouse ˌmartin noun [countable]
a small black and white European bird of the swallow family

house martinBrE /ˈhaʊs mɑːtɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaʊs mɑːrtn/ 🔊 nouna small black and white European bird like a swallow 毛脚燕（欧洲燕子）