purple martin

noun

Definition of purple martin

: a large swallow (Progne subis) of North America the males of which have glossy purplish-blue plumage

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Other sightings around the Cape included a worm-eating warbler in the Mashpee River woodlands, an alder flycatcher in South Truro, and five purple martins at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings on Cape Cod," 24 June 2018 By the middle of May, there are usually more than 100 purple martins at Nikolai's colony. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Robins, purple martins and other birds in peril from weekend snowstorm," 17 Apr. 2018

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