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PORZANA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Porzana mean?
• PORZANA (noun)
The noun PORZANA has 1 sense:
1. spotted crakes
Familiarity information: PORZANA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spotted crakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Porzana; Porzana
Hypernyms ("Porzana" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Porzana"):
Porzana porzana; spotted crake (Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes)
Holonyms ("Porzana" is a member of...):
family Rallidae; Rallidae (rails; crakes; gallinules; coots)
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