| 单词 | purple swamphen |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspurple swamphen purple swamphen n. a large rail, Porphyrio porphyrio, which has deep purplish-blue plumage, a large red bill, and long red legs, found widely throughout the Old World; also called purple gallinule, swamphen, (New Zealand) pukeko. ΚΠ 1949 Condor 51 204 A Palau resident which I happened not to find is the Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio. 1982 R. Ellis Bush Safari 124 Purple Swamphens strutted like large bantams along mud banks. 2000 Guardian 18 Feb. ii. 20/2 Bill also catches sight of the purple swamphen, a giant version of the moorhen with some very odd eating habits. < as lemmas |
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