- genus Progne
- nouna genus of Hirundinidae• Syn: ↑Progne• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Hirundinidae, ↑family Hirundinidae• Member Meronyms: ↑purple martin, ↑Progne subis
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genus Progne
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Progne — Taxobox name = Progne image width = 240px image caption = Purple Martin, Progne subis Male (left) and female regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Hirundinidae genus = Progne genus authority = Boie,… … Wikipedia
Progne — noun a genus of Hirundinidae • Syn: ↑genus Progne • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hirundinidae, ↑family Hirundinidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Progne subis — noun large North American martin of which the male is blue black • Syn: ↑purple martin • Hypernyms: ↑martin • Member Holonyms: ↑Progne, ↑genus Progne … Useful english dictionary
Progne — Prog ne, n. [L., a swallow, traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A swallow. (b) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See {Martin}. (c) An American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Polygonia Progne — Progne Prog ne, n. [L., a swallow, traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A swallow. (b) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See {Martin}. (c) An American … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vanessa Progne — Progne Prog ne, n. [L., a swallow, traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A swallow. (b) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See {Martin}. (c) An American … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polygonia progne — Grey Comma or Gray Comma Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Swallow — This article is about the family of birds. For the action, see Swallowing. For other uses, see Swallow (disambiguation). Swallows Red rumped Swallow Scientific classificatio … Wikipedia
Cuban Martin — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
