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Noun: Riparia
  1. A genus of Hirundinidae containing six species, the brown-throated martin, the grey-throated martin, the congo martin, the sand martin or bank swallow, the pale martin or pale sand martin, and the banded martin (Riparia)
    - genus Riparia

Type of: bird genus

Part of: family Hirundinidae, Hirundinidae

Encyclopedia: Riparia, Washington