GENUS PORPHYRIO

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Old World purple gallinules

Synonyms:

genus Porphyrio; Porphyrio

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Porphyrio" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Holonyms ("genus Porphyrio" is a member of...):

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

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