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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
Progne
n 1: a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: Progne, genus Progne]
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Progne \Prog"ne\ (pr[o^]g"n[-e]), n. [L., a swallow,
traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of
Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. Pro`knh.]
(Zool.)
(a) A swallow.
(b) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See
Martin.
(c) An American butterfly (Polygonia Progne syn. Vanessa
Progne). It is orange and black above, grayish beneath,
with an L-shaped silver mark on the hind wings. Called
also gray comma.
[1913 Webster]
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