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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Swellow's body resembles a {{wp|barn swallow}}, | Swellow's body resembles a {{wp|barn swallow}}, it also resembles the {{wp|swallow-tailed kite}} ====Name origin==== | ||
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Swellow's name is a combination of ''swell'' and ''{{wp|Hirundinidae|swallow}}''. ''Ohsubame'' is a corruption of 大燕 ''ōtsubame'', large swallow. ''Ohsubame'' may also mean ''big {{p2|Taillow|Subame}}''. | Swellow's name is a combination of ''swell'' and ''{{wp|Hirundinidae|swallow}}''. ''Ohsubame'' is a corruption of 大燕 ''ōtsubame'', large swallow. ''Ohsubame'' may also mean ''big {{p2|Taillow|Subame}}''. | ||
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