purple gallinule
noun
a purple, blue, green, and white gallinule, Porphyrula martinica, inhabiting warmer areas of the New World, having a bright red, yellow, and blue bill, and lemon-yellow legs and feet.
any of several large, Old World gallinules of the genus Porphyrio.
Origin of purple gallinule
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Words nearby purple gallinule
British Dictionary definitions for purple gallinule
purple gallinule
noun
a long-toed purple aquatic bird, Porphyrio porphyrio (or Porphyrula martinica), of the southern US and Europe, with red legs and red bill: family Rallidae (rails, etc)