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PROGNE SUBIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Progne subis mean?
• PROGNE SUBIS (noun)
The noun PROGNE SUBIS has 1 sense:
1. large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
Familiarity information: PROGNE SUBIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Progne subis; purple martin
Hypernyms ("Progne subis" is a kind of...):
martin (any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas)
Holonyms ("Progne subis" is a member of...):
genus Progne; Progne (a genus of Hirundinidae)
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