swallow vs Iridoprocne bicolor

Iridoprocne bicolor vs swallow

swallow and Iridoprocne bicolor both are nouns.

swallow is a verb but Iridoprocne bicolor is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swallow	Yes	No	Yes	No
Iridoprocne bicolor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Iridoprocne bicolor is a hyponym of swallow; that is, Iridoprocne bicolor 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
Iridoprocne bicolor: bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities

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

swallow (noun)	Iridoprocne bicolor (noun)
the act of swallowing	bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; 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)	Iridoprocne bicolor (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 Iridoprocne bicolor

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