purple swamphen
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Noun
purple swamphen (plural purple swamphens)
- Various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.
Synonyms
- African purple swamphen
- purple coot
- purple gallinule
- purple moorhen
- sultana bird
Translations
Porphyrio porphyrio
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