PURPLE MARTIN

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Meaning:

Large North American martin of which the male is blue-black

Synonyms:

Progne subis; purple martin

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("purple martin" is a kind of...):

martin (any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas)

Holonyms ("purple martin" is a member of...):

genus Progne; Progne (a genus of Hirundinidae)

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