Meanings
plural purple swamphens
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounVarious species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.
Translations
Ancient Greek πορφυρίων
- πορφυρίων (porphuríōn)Porphyrio porphyrio
Dutch purperkoet, sultanshoen
- purperkoetPorphyrio porphyrio
- sultanshoenPorphyrio porphyrio
Esperanto purpura porfirio
- purpura porfirioPorphyrio porphyrio
Finnish sulttaanikana
- sulttaanikanaPorphyrio porphyrio
French poule sultane, talève sultane
- poule sultanePorphyrio porphyrio
- talève sultanePorphyrio porphyrio
German Purpurhuhn
- PurpurhuhnPorphyrio porphyrio
Hungarian kék fú
- kék fúPorphyrio porphyrio
Italian pollo sultano
- pollo sultanoPorphyrio porphyrio
Latin porphirio
- porphirioPorphyrio porphyrio
Māori pūkeko
- pūkekoPorphyrio porphyrio
Norwegian sultanhøne
- sultanhønePorphyrio porphyrio
Polish modrzyk zwyczajny
- modrzyk zwyczajnyPorphyrio porphyrio
Turkish saz horozu
- saz horozuPorphyrio porphyrio
Vietnamese trích, xít
- tríchPorphyrio porphyrio
- xítPorphyrio porphyrio
Cite this entry
purple swamphen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20swamphen
“purple swamphen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20swamphen. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purple swamphen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20swamphen.
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