swallow vs tree swallow

tree swallow vs swallow

swallow and tree swallow both are nouns.

swallow is a verb but tree swallow is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swallow	Yes	No	Yes	No
tree swallow	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tree swallow is a hyponym of swallow; that is, tree swallow 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
tree swallow: of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities

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

swallow (noun)	tree swallow (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	bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
a small amount of liquid food

swallow (verb)	tree swallow (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 tree swallow

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