Wood swallow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
    swallow shrike.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of Old World passerine birds belonging to the genus Artamus and allied genera of the family Artamidæ. They are common in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white beneath.

Webster 1913