{"def":{"short":"the \"purple\" mussel, i.e., (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it","long":["the purple fish, a species of shell fish or mussel","a fabric colored with purple dye, a garment made from purple cloth"]},"deriv":"of Latin origin","pronun":{"ipa":"porˈfy.rɑ","ipa_mod":"powrˈfju.rɑ","sbl":"porphyra","dic":"pore-FOO-ra","dic_mod":"pore-FYOO-ra"}}