purple gallinule

/ˌpʌrpəl ˌgæləˈnul/
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Other forms: purple gallinules

Definitions of purple gallinule
  1. noun
    gallinules with showy purplish plumage
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    types:
    European gallinule, Porphyrio porphyrio
    purple gallinule of southern Europe
    American gallinule, Porphyrula martinica
    American purple gallinule
    type of:
    gallinule, marsh hen, swamphen, water hen
    any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
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