Home › Words › H › hirundinehirundine/hɪˈɹʌndʌɪn/hirundine means of or relating to a swallow (the bird); of or relating to the family Hirundinidae.hirundine is pronounced /hɪˈɹʌndʌɪn/.EtymologyFrom Latin hirundo (“a swallow”).adjOf or relating to a swallow (the bird); of or relating to the family Hirundinidae.e.g.“I have not met with these hirundine star-titles except in these two instances, and I think them both incorrect.” — 1899, R.H. Allen, Star Names and their Meaning, page 44:nounA member of the swallow familye.g.“‘...and so, gentlemen, I believe I may confidently state that the hibernation of swallows, and of all other hirundines, is conclusively proved,’ said Mr Lamb, with a defiant glare at his audience.” — 1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hirundinid 84% match — Any bird in the family Hirundinidae; a swallow or martin. vs hirundine →hirundinous 79% match — hirundine vs hirundine →hyline 62% match — Of or relating to the hylid frog subfamily Hylinae. vs hirundine →syrphid 62% match — Of or pertaining to flies of the family Syrphidae. vs hirundine →hirudinal 61% match — Of or pertaining to leeches vs hirundine →syrphian 60% match — Of or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae. vs hirundine →dendrocolaptine 58% match — Of or relating to the bird subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of woodcreepers. vs hirundine →sylvicoline 58% match — Of or relating to the Sylvicolinae or Sylvicolidae, former names for the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. vs hirundine →