3. (Zoöl.) (a) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build
their nests side by side, many together. (b) A South African weaver
bird (Philetærus socius). These weaver birds build many nests together,
under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw.
Red republican. See under Red.
Re*pub"lic*an*ism (-?z'm), n. [Cf. F. républicanisme.] 1. A republican
form or system of government; the principles or theory of republican
government.
2. Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican form of
government. Burke.