Definition of Genus Hirundo

1. Noun. Type genus of the Hirundinidae.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hirundo

genus Hieracium
genus Himantoglossum
genus Himantopus
genus Hippeastrum
genus Hippobosca
genus Hippocampus
genus Hippocrepis
genus Hippodamia
genus Hippoglossoides
genus Hippoglossus
genus Hippopotamus
genus Hipposideros
genus Hippotragus
genus Hipsurus
genus Hirudo
genus Hirundo (current term)
genus Hoheria
genus Holarrhena
genus Holbrookia
genus Holcus
genus Holocentrus
genus Holothuria
genus Homarus
genus Homo
genus Homogyne
genus Homona
genus Hordeum
genus Horneophyton
genus Hosta
genus Hottonia

Literary usage of Genus Hirundo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"genus Hirundo. Hirundo, Schaeffer, Elem. Orn., Genus 100, pi. xl. ... The members of the genus Hirundo are found everywhere in the world, and about forty ..."

2. Birds by Eugene William Oates, William Thomas Blanford (1890)
"Genus HIRUNDO, Linn., 1766. The genus Hirundo comprises the true Swallows, which are for the most part familiar and well-known birds. ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"The genus HIRUNDO, Linn. Or the Swallow, comprehends the diurnal species, all of which are remarkable for their dense plumage, extreme length of wing, ..."

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