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PORPHYRULA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Porphyrula mean? 

PORPHYRULA (noun)
  The noun PORPHYRULA has 1 sense:

1. American purple gallinulesplay

  Familiarity information: PORPHYRULA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PORPHYRULA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

American purple gallinules

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Porphyrula; Porphyrula

Hypernyms ("Porphyrula" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Porphyrula"):

American gallinule; Porphyrula martinica (American purple gallinule)

Holonyms ("Porphyrula" is a member of...):

family Rallidae; Rallidae (rails; crakes; gallinules; coots)


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