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PORPHYRULA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

American purple gallinules

Synonyms:

genus Porphyrula; Porphyrula

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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