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单词 porphyrio
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Definition of porphyrio in English:

porphyrio

noun pɔːˈfɪrɪəʊ
  • †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.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Wycliffite Bible (later version). From classical Latin porphyriōn-, porphyriō a kind of waterfowl, probably the purple gallinule (Pliny) from ancient Greek πορϕυρίων from πορϕύρα purple, so called on account of its red beak and feet.

 
 

Definition of porphyrio in US English:

porphyrio

nounpɔːˈfɪrɪəʊ
  • †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.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Wycliffite Bible (later version). From classical Latin porphyriōn-, porphyriō a kind of waterfowl, probably the purple gallinule (Pliny) from ancient Greek πορϕυρίων from πορϕύρα purple, so called on account of its red beak and feet.

 
 
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