Definition of Progne. Meaning of Progne. Synonyms of Progne

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Definition of Progne

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 butterfly (Polygonia, or Vanessa, Progne). It is orange and black above, grayish beneath, with an L-shaped silver mark on the hind wings. Called also gray comma.

Meaning of Progne from wikipedia

- Progne is a genus of p****erine birds in the swallow family Hirundinidae. The species are found in the New World and all have "martin" in their common name...
- The purple martin (Progne subis) is a p****erine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is the largest swallow in North America. Despite its name,...
- playing this file? See media help. The long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. The species are found in...
- The grey-breasted martin (Progne chalybea) is a large swallow from Central and South America. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included...
- martin (Progne dominicensis) is a large swallow. It has at various times been considered alternatively as a race of the purple martin, Progne subis. In...
- separation. In the New World, "martin" is reserved for members of the genus Progne. (These two systems are responsible for the same species being called sand...
- Polygonia progne, the gray comma or grey comma, is a species of Polygonia that occurs in North America. Its wingspan is between 4.4 and 6.3 cm. The top...
- The Cuban martin (Progne cryptoleuca) is a large swallow endemic to Cuba. It is closely related to the Caribbean martin (P. dominicensis), which breeds...
- The brown-chested martin (Progne tapera) is a species of p****erine bird in the swallow family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia...
- The southern martin (Progne elegans) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Argentina and southern Bolivia; in winter it migrates...