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/swomp"hen'/, n. Ornith.any of several large Old World gallinules varying from purple to white, all possibly belonging to the single species Porphyrio porphyrio.[SWAMP + HEN]
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swamphen — /ˈswɒmphɛn / (say swomphen) noun See purple swamphen. {swamp1 + hen} …
swamphen — noun /ˈswɒmp.hɛn/lang=en Several species of bird in the genus Porphyrio of the family Rallidae. Syn: gallinule … Wiktionary
swamphen — noun any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens • Syn: ↑gallinule, ↑marsh hen, ↑water hen • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic bird • Hyponyms: ↑Florida gallinule, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Purple Swamphen — Taxobox name = Purple Swamphen status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption = P. p. poliocephalus Thommana, Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus =… … Wikipedia
Réunion Swamphen — Taxobox name = Réunion Swamphen status = EX | status system = IUCN3.1 extinct = 18th century regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Porphyrio species = P. coerulescens binomial = Porphyrio… … Wikipedia
St Helena Swamphen — Taxobox name = St Helena Swamphen status = EX status system = iucn3.1 extinct = Early 16th. Century regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Aphanocrex species = A. podarces binomial =… … Wikipedia
Marquesas Swamphen — Paul Gauguin s 1902 probable depiction of the Marquesan swamphen (Porphyrio paepae) being killed by a dog. Conservation status … Wikipedia
Lord Howe Swamphen — Taxobox name = Lord Howe Swamphen status = EX | status system = IUCN3.1 extinct = early 19th century regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Porphyrio species = P. albus binomial = Porphyrio … Wikipedia
New Caledonian Swamphen — Taxobox name = New Caledonian Swamphen status = EX extinct = see text status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Porphyrio species = P. kukwiedei binomial = Porphyrio… … Wikipedia
purple swamphen — noun A species of the Rallidae family, Porphyrio porphyrio. Syn: African purple swamphen, purple coot, purple gallinule, purple moorhen, sultana bird … Wiktionary
