单词 | purple martin |
释义 | > as lemmaspurple martin purple martin n. a large North American martin, Progne subis (the male of which has dark, glossy purplish-blue plumage) which is now dependant on artificial accommodation for nesting. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Hirundinidae > genus Delichan (house-martin) > other types of purple martin1731 bottle swallow1896 1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 432 Hirundo purpurea, the purple Martin. 1812 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. V. 62 The Purple Martin, like his half-cousin the King-bird, is the terror of Crows, Hawks, and Eagles. 1998 Independent on Sunday 25 Oct. (Culture section) 8/5 The purple martin no longer nests in natural sites, but is dependent on a million US citizens for its accommodation. < as lemmas |
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