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purple swamphen

purple swamphen noun: various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.

purple swamphen: various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio,...
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Noun

purple swamphen (plural purple swamphens)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    African purple swamphen, purple coot, purple gallinule, purple moorhen, sultana bird

purple swamphen meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

purple swamphen in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

purple swamphen in Vietnamese

Porphyrio porphyrio
trích, xít

Synonyms of purple swamphen

  • African purple swamphen
  • purple coot
  • purple gallinule
  • purple moorhen
  • sultana bird

All synonyms of purple swamphen

Forms of purple swamphen

pluralpurple swamphens

Questions about purple swamphen

What does purple swamphen mean?
Purple swamphen means various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.
What is purple swamphen in Tamil?
Purple swamphen in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Purple swamphen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is purple swamphen?
Purple swamphen is a noun.
What is the plural of purple swamphen?
The plural of purple swamphen is purple swamphens.

Words near purple swamphen in the dictionary

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  8. purple team
  9. purple teamer
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