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Definition of Genus progne
1. Noun. A genus of Hirundinidae.
Exact synonyms: Progne
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Hirundinidae, Hirundinidae
Member holonyms: Progne Subis, Purple Martin
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Hirundinidae, Hirundinidae
Member holonyms: Progne Subis, Purple Martin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Progne
Literary usage of Genus progne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"... Genus PROGNE Boie. 611. Progne subis (Linn.). Purple Martin; Martin; Black
Martin; House Martin; Cape Cod Swallow. Plumage of adult male: glossy blue ..."
2. Contributions Toward a Monograph of the Insects of the Lepidopterous Family by John Bernhard Smith (1895)
"Remarks on the habits of Progne purpurea, /'. chalybea and P. tapera, with notes
by Mr. Sclater on the distribution of the four species of the genus Progne. ..."
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