- Progne subis
- Martin Mar"tin, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin.
Cf. {Martlet}.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail
less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.
[Written also {marten}.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The American {purple martin}, or {bee martin} ({Progne subis} or {Progne purpurea}), and the European {house martin}, or {window martin} ({Hirundo urbica} or {Chelidon urbica}), are the best known species. [1913 Webster]
{Bank martin}. (a) The bank swallow. See under {Bank}. (b) The fairy martin. See under {Fairy}.
{Bee martin}. (a) The purple martin. (b) The kingbird.
{Sand martin}, the bank swallow. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.