pȯ(r)ˈfir(y)ələ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek porphyra purple + New Latin -ula
: a genus of birds (family Rallidae) including the African and American purple gallinules
pȯ(r)ˈfir(y)ələ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek porphyra purple + New Latin -ula
: a genus of birds (family Rallidae) including the African and American purple gallinules
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012