Latin definition for: porphirio, porphirionis

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: masculine

Definitions:

  1. kind of waterfowl, purple gallinule
  2. purple coot, sultana, water-hen (OED)
  • Age: Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
  • Area: Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: William Whitaker’s personal guess

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