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purple swamphen

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.

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  • Dutch: purperkoet — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Dutch: sultanshoen — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Esperanto: purpura porfirio — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Finnish: sulttaanikana — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • French: poule sultane — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • French: talève sultane — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • German: Purpurhuhn — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Ancient Greek: πορφυρίων (porphuríōn) — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Hungarian: kék fú — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Italian: pollo sultano — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Latin: porphirio — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Māori: pūkeko — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Norwegian: sultanhøne — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Polish: modrzyk zwyczajny — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Vietnamese: trích — Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Vietnamese: xít — Porphyrio porphyrio