单词	purple swamphen
释义	purple swamphen noun : a large purplish-blue bird (Porphyrio porphyrio of the family Rallidae) that is native to warmer parts of the Old World and typically frequents wet areas and that has long red legs and a thick red bill Spring rain has brought the purple swamphens to the region's roadsides. The bird, which looks like a purple chicken, darts along the side of the road waiting for an opportunity to cross. The Newcastle (Australia) Herald, 2 Nov. 2010 … out to kill exotic purple swamphens—colorful, nonnative birds that infest a network of stormwater treatment areas constructed by the South Florida Water Management District … Sue Cocking, The Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2010 called also purple gallinule Word History First Known Use 1949, in the meaning defined above
随便看	last the distance last thing last thing on someone's mind last time last word last words last-ditch last-ditcher last-gasp last-gasp goal last-in first-out last-minute last/dying breath lastage lastages lastborns lasted lasted (beyond) lasted beyond laster lasters lastest Lastex lastheniae lasthenias

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