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Porphyrio
noun
Por·phyr·io
\pȯ(r)ˈfirēˌō\
Definition of Porphyrio
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
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Origin and Etymology of porphyrio
New Latin, from Latin porphyrion-, porphyrio water hen, from Greek porphyriōn, from porphyra purple
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