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Procne
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English
Etymology
From en grc Πρόκνη.
Proper noun
The daughter of king Pandion of Athens, in Greek mythology, who got revenge on her husband Tereus for raping her sister Philomela by feeding him his own son, and was later transformed into a bird by the gods.
Derived terms
en Procnean
Progne genus, Ptyonoprogne genus, Psalidoprocne genus swallow genera
Anagrams
en cenopr crepon cropen