progne subis

1. 1.

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

   Synonymspurple martin

   Broadermartin

   Part ofProgne

Questions about progne subis

What does progne subis mean?

progne subis means "large North American martin of which the male is blue-black".

What is another word for progne subis?

Close synonyms include purple martin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is progne subis a common word?

progne subis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.