martin
Fork-tailed flycatcher relative
A martin is a bird of the swallow family, typically with a forked tail and dark, glossy plumage.
Martins are agile fliers that catch insects on the wing.
The purple martin, common in North America, is prized for its appetite for mosquitoes; people erect special martin houses to attract them.
We put up a martin house by the pond. (Capitalized Martin is a given name.)
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Hard-shelled decorative fruit
aerial · insectivore · roosting · fledgling · brood · birdhouse · migration · feathers · plumage · perching
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- insect eatersanteater, giant anteater, aardvark, pangolin, echidna
- insect predatorsfrog, frogs, toad, toads, bat
- migratory animalsCanada goose, geese, snow goose, ducks, sandhill crane
- migratory birdsarctic tern, Canada goose, barn swallow, snow goose, sandhill crane
- nesting birdsrobin, sparrow, wren, swallow, finch
- George RR Martin
- Martin Luther KingCivil rights movement leader
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Lockheed MartinAerospace and defense corporation
- Steve Martin
- Martin Scorsese