porphyrion.

Brit.

/pɔːˈfɪrɪəʊ/, U.S.

/pɔrˈfɪrioʊ/

Forms: late Middle English pursirioun (probably transmission error), 1600s–1700s porphirion, 1600s–1700s porphyrion, 1600s– porphyrio.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin porphyriōn-, porphyriō.

Etymology: < classical Latin porphyriōn-, porphyriō a kind of waterfowl, probably the purple gallinule (Pliny) < ancient Greek πορϕυρίων < πορϕύρα purple (see purpure n. and adj.), so called on account of its red beak and feet. Compare Middle French porphire (1380), porphirio (1562; French porphyrion, †porphirion), Italian porfirione (a1498).

†An aquatic bird referred to by classical authors; the bird with which this is usually identified, the purple gallinule, Porphyrio porphyrio (obsolete). Now only (in form Porphyrio): the genus of the family Rallidae that includes this bird.

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porphyrioa1425

purple gallinule1782

purple water-hen1790

pukeko1835

sultana1837

swamp hen1848

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Deut. xiv. 17 Ete ȝe not vncleene briddis, that is..a siconye and a dippere, a pursirioun [prob. read purfirioun; L. porphyrionem], and a reremous.

1609 Bible (Douay) I. Lev. xi. 18 The storke, and the swanne, and the onocratal, and the porphirion [L. porphyrionem, 1611 gier eagle, 1885 vulture].

1638 R. Brathwait Surv. Hist. 177 That chaste Bird Porphyrio, who..if hee see his love abused, his nest defiled, he dyes through griefe.

1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 318 There is such a Porphyrio as they picture, akin to the Coots or Water-hens.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Porphyrio, in zoology, the name of a bird figured and described by all natural historians from one another... It appears to be of the gallinula or moor-hen kind.

1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 281/1 There was another quality which was supposed to reside in the Porphyrio, which made it both a highly prized and dangerous inmate. The bird was considered as a kind of guard over the women of the house in which it was domiciled: it was believed that it took notice of adultery, and that if the crime was committed, it would give notice to the master of the house by making signs as if it wished to strangle itself.

1872 A. Domett Ranolf & Amohia xiii. iv. 213 The crimson-billed porphyrio, that jerking struts among the cool thick rushes.

1890 Victorian Stat., Game Act Sched. iii, [Close Season] Land-rail, all other members of the Rail family, Porphyrio, Coots, &c... From the First day of August to the Twentieth day of December.

1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 591 Of the larger species [of the genus Porphyrio], P. cæruleus seems to be the ‘Porphyrio’ of the ancients, and inhabits certain localities on both sides of the Mediterranean.

1965 Austral. Encycl. VII. 357 The largest Australian rails are the swamp-hens or bald coots (Porphyrio)... They are handsome birds, with blue and black plumage and bright red beaks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	porphyrio
释义	porphyrion. Brit. /pɔːˈfɪrɪəʊ/, U.S. /pɔrˈfɪrioʊ/ Forms: late Middle English pursirioun (probably transmission error), 1600s–1700s porphirion, 1600s–1700s porphyrion, 1600s– porphyrio. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin porphyriōn-, porphyriō. Etymology: < classical Latin porphyriōn-, porphyriō a kind of waterfowl, probably the purple gallinule (Pliny) < ancient Greek πορϕυρίων < πορϕύρα purple (see purpure n. and adj.), so called on account of its red beak and feet. Compare Middle French porphire (1380), porphirio (1562; French porphyrion, †porphirion), Italian porfirione (a1498). †An aquatic bird referred to by classical authors; the bird with which this is usually identified, the purple gallinule, Porphyrio porphyrio (obsolete). Now only (in form Porphyrio): the genus of the family Rallidae that includes this bird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Rallidae (rail) > porphyrio porphyrio (swamp hen) porphyrioa1425 purple gallinule1782 purple water-hen1790 pukeko1835 sultana1837 swamp hen1848 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Deut. xiv. 17 Ete ȝe not vncleene briddis, that is..a siconye and a dippere, a pursirioun [prob. read purfirioun; L. porphyrionem], and a reremous. 1609 Bible (Douay) I. Lev. xi. 18 The storke, and the swanne, and the onocratal, and the porphirion [L. porphyrionem, 1611 gier eagle, 1885 vulture]. 1638 R. Brathwait Surv. Hist. 177 That chaste Bird Porphyrio, who..if hee see his love abused, his nest defiled, he dyes through griefe. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 318 There is such a Porphyrio as they picture, akin to the Coots or Water-hens. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Porphyrio, in zoology, the name of a bird figured and described by all natural historians from one another... It appears to be of the gallinula or moor-hen kind. 1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 281/1 There was another quality which was supposed to reside in the Porphyrio, which made it both a highly prized and dangerous inmate. The bird was considered as a kind of guard over the women of the house in which it was domiciled: it was believed that it took notice of adultery, and that if the crime was committed, it would give notice to the master of the house by making signs as if it wished to strangle itself. 1872 A. Domett Ranolf & Amohia xiii. iv. 213 The crimson-billed porphyrio, that jerking struts among the cool thick rushes. 1890 Victorian Stat., Game Act Sched. iii, [Close Season] Land-rail, all other members of the Rail family, Porphyrio, Coots, &c... From the First day of August to the Twentieth day of December. 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 591 Of the larger species [of the genus Porphyrio], P. cæruleus seems to be the ‘Porphyrio’ of the ancients, and inhabits certain localities on both sides of the Mediterranean. 1965 Austral. Encycl. VII. 357 The largest Australian rails are the swamp-hens or bald coots (Porphyrio)... They are handsome birds, with blue and black plumage and bright red beaks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1425
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