noun
Meaning 1
The largest North American swallow, Progne subis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
purple martin
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noun
Meaning 2
large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Progne subis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: martin
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Cherokee: ᏡᏡ (tlutlu) — bird
- Chinese Mandarin: 紫崖燕 (zǐyáyàn) — bird
- Dutch: purperzwaluw — bird
- Finnish: sinipääsky — bird
- German: Purpurschwalbe — bird
- Navajo: táshchozh dootłʼizhí — bird
- Russian: пурпу́рная лесна́я ла́сточка (purpúrnaja lesnája lástočka) — bird
- Spanish: golondrina purpúrea — bird