swallow vs Hirundo nigricans

Hirundo nigricans vs swallow

swallow and Hirundo nigricans both are nouns.

swallow is a verb but Hirundo nigricans is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swallow	Yes	No	Yes	No
Hirundo nigricans	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Hirundo nigricans is a hyponym of swallow; that is, Hirundo nigricans is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than swallow:

swallow: small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
Hirundo nigricans: of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities

Other hyponyms of swallow include barn swallow, chimney swallow, Hirundo rustica, cliff swallow, Hirundo pyrrhonota, tree martin, tree swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, tree swallow, white-bellied swallow, martin.

swallow (noun)	Hirundo nigricans (noun)
the act of swallowing	of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
a small amount of liquid food

swallow (verb)	Hirundo nigricans (verb)
believe or accept without questioning or challenge
keep from expressing
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
take back what one has said
utter unclearly
engulf and destroy
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

Difference between swallow and Hirundo nigricans

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