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progne |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Progne n : a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {Progne}, {genus Progne}]
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