Porphyrio

noun

Por·​phyr·​io

pȯ(r)ˈfirēˌō

1

: a genus of Old World birds (family Rallidae) containing the purple swamphen and takahe

2

porphyrio plural porphyrios : any bird of the genus Porphyrio

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin porphyrion-, porphyrio water hen, from Greek porphyriōn, from porphyra purple

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