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Noun: purple martin  'pur-pul 'maa(r)-t(u)n
  1. Large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
    "Purple martins gathered at their apartment-style birdhouse";
    - Progne subis

Derived forms: purple martins

Type of: martin

Part of: genus Progne, Progne

Encyclopedia: Purple martin