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PORZANA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Porzana mean?

• PORZANA (noun)
The noun PORZANA has 1 sense:

1. spotted crakes

Familiarity information: PORZANA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PORZANA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Spotted crakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Porzana; Porzana

Hypernyms ("Porzana" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Porzana"):

Porzana porzana; spotted crake (Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes)

Holonyms ("Porzana" is a member of...):

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

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