purple martin

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsProgne subis

   Broadermartin

   Part ofProgne

Questions about purple martin

What does purple martin mean?

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

What is another word for purple martin?

Close synonyms include Progne subis. 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 purple martin a common word?

purple martin 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.