swallow (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A birdII. The throat • swallow (subs.): I. A bird: hĭrundo, ĭnis, f.: Virg.: Hor. Phr.: a s.'s nest, nidus hirundininus, Pl. Rud. 3, 1, 6: the coming of the s.s, adventus hirundineus, Sid. Ep. 2, 14. II. The throat: gŭla: gurgŭlio, ōnis, m.: v. throat, gullet.