πορφυρ-ίων, ωνος, ὁ,
purple coot or water-hen, Fulica porphyrion, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 707, +others, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 509a11, 595a12, LXX.Lev.11.18, 2nd c.BC: Polemo Historicus 59 ] LXX+5th c.BC+]; distinguished from the πορφυρίς, [[ 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Fragmenta” 100c. 2. ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II a kind of polypus, [[ 2nd c.AD: Artemidorus Daldianus Onirocriticus 2.14. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.2 a kind of fish, [[ 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus ] Refs 5th c.AD+]