white-bellied swallow vs swallow

swallow vs white-bellied swallow

white-bellied swallow and swallow both are nouns.

white-bellied swallow is not a verb while swallow is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
white-bellied swallow	Yes	No	No	No
swallow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, swallow is a hypernym of white-bellied swallow; that is, swallow is a word with a broader meaning than white-bellied swallow:

white-bellied swallow: bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
swallow: small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

white-bellied swallow (noun)	swallow (noun)
bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities	the act of swallowing
	small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
	a small amount of liquid food

white-bellied swallow (verb)	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 white-bellied swallow and swallow

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