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PORPHYRULA MARTINICA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Porphyrula martinica mean?

• PORPHYRULA MARTINICA (noun)
The noun PORPHYRULA MARTINICA has 1 sense:

1. American purple gallinule

Familiarity information: PORPHYRULA MARTINICA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PORPHYRULA MARTINICA (noun)

Sense 1

Porphyrula martinica ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

American purple gallinule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

American gallinule; Porphyrula martinica

Hypernyms ("Porphyrula martinica" is a kind of...):

purple gallinule (gallinules with showy purplish plumage)

Holonyms ("Porphyrula martinica" is a member of...):

genus Porphyrula; Porphyrula (American purple gallinules)

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