Definition of Riparia riparia

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

Exact synonyms: Bank Martin, Bank Swallow, Sand Martin
Generic synonyms: Martin
Group relationships: Genus Riparia, Riparia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Riparia Riparia

Rioja
Riojan
Riojans
Riojas
Riolan's anastomosis
Riolan's arc
Riolan's arcades
Riolan's bones
Riolan's muscle
Rioni
Rios
Riot Act
Rip1 peroxidase
Rip van Winkle
Riparia
Riparia riparia
Ripault's sign
Ripperologist
Ripperologists
Ripperology
Ripuarian
Ripuarians
Rising Sun
Risley's rotary prism
Risorgimento
Riss glaciation
Rissa
Rita
Ritalin
Ritch

Literary usage of Riparia riparia

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

1. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"riparia riparia (Linn.). (616) Synonyms: Sand Swallow, Sand Martin, Bank Martin. ... riparia riparia, Jordan, 1884. Figure 127. Smallest of our swallows; ..."

2. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"*Riparia riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. N. Hemis. In N. Amer. breeds in Boreal, Tran., and Aust. zones from near limit of trees in n. Alaska and n. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences (1903)
"Hirundo riparia [riparia riparia]. Hirundo purpurea [Progne subis]. Hirundo subis [Hirundo erythro- gaster]. The SWALLOW appears in April, and disappears in ..."

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