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Progne

noun
Prog·​ne | \ ˈprägnē\

Definition of Progne

: a genus of swallows including the purple martin and its related forms

History and Etymology for Progne

New Latin, irregular after Procne, a woman in Greek mythology who was transformed into a swallow, from Latin, from Greek Proknē

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