English noun: purple gallinule | |||
| 1. | purple gallinule (animal) gallinules with showy purplish plumage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gallinule, marsh hen, swamphen, water hen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | American gallinule, European gallinule, Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrula martinica | ||