SAND MARTIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sand martin mean? 

• SAND MARTIN (noun)
  The noun SAND MARTIN has 1 sense:

1. swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks

  Familiarity information: SAND MARTIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAND MARTIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bank martin; bank swallow; Riparia riparia; sand martin

Hypernyms ("sand martin" is a kind of...):

martin (any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas)

Holonyms ("sand martin" is a member of...):

genus Riparia; Riparia (a genus of Hirundinidae)