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Porphyrula

noun

American purple gallinules

• Syn: ↑genus Porphyrula

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Rallidae, ↑family Rallidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑American gallinule, ↑Porphyrula martinica

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\\pȯ(r)ˈfir(y)ələ\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek porphyra purple + New Latin -ula

: a genus of birds (family Rallidae) including the African and American purple gallinules

Useful english dictionary. 2012.