porphyrio

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ἔνδον γὰρ ἁνὴρ ἄρτι τυγχάνει, κάρα στάζων ἱδρῶτι καὶ χέρας ξιφοκτόνους → yes, the man is now inside, his face and hands that have slaughtered with the sword dripping with sweat

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

porphyrĭo: ōnis, m., = πορφυρίων>,
I a species of water-fowl, the sultana-hen, porphyrton (Fulica porphyrio, Linn.), Plin. 10, 16, 63, § 129; Vulg. Lev. 11, 18.