purple gallinule

English Thesaurus

1. gallinules with showy purplish plumage (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	gallinule, marsh hen, swamphen, water hen,
definition	:	any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	european gallinule, porphyrio porphyrio,
definition	:	purple gallinule of southern Europe (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	american gallinule, porphyrula martinica,
definition	:	American purple gallinule (noun.animal)