bank martin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bank martin	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bank martin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bank martin n swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks Synonym(s): bank martin, bank swallow, sand martin, Riparia riparia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Martin \Mar"tin\, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. {Martlet}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [Written also {marten}.] Note: The American purple martin, or bee martin ({Progne subis, [or] purpurea}), and the European house, or window, martin ({Hirundo, [or] Chelidon, urbica}), are the best known species. {Bank martin}. (a) The bank swallow. See under {Bank}. (b) The fairy martin. See under {Fairy}. {Bee martin}. (a) The purple martin. (b) The kingbird. {Sand martin}, the bank swallow.