Progne

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A Swallow.

II. Progne ·noun A genus of swallows including the purple martin. ·see Martin.

III. Progne ·noun An American butterfly (Polygonia, / Vanessa, Progne). It is orange and black above, grayish beneath, with an L-shaped silver mark on the hind wings. Called also gray comma.

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