purple martin

noun

a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black.

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Nearby words

purple grackle, purple granadilla, purple heart, purple heron, purple loosestrife, purple martin, purple medic, purple mombin, purple of cassius, purple passion, purple patch

Origin of purple martin

An Americanism dating back to 1735–45

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