Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
purgatorial
purgatory
purge
puri
purificator
purify
Purim
purine
purism
purist
Puritan
puritan
puritanical
purity
Purkinje cell
purl (1)
purl (2)
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

purple gallinule

pur·ple gal·li·nule (plural pur·ple gal·li·nules)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. water bird: a large water bird with purplish feathers. Native to: North, Central and South America.  Latin name Porphyrula martinica.

2. red-legged purple water bird: a water bird with dark bluish purple feathers and red legs. Native to: Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, North and South America, New Zealand, Pacific.  Genus Porphyrio.

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft