What does "gallinule" mean?

A bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.

How do you pronounce "gallinule"?

Pronounced //ˈɡælɪnjuːl//.

Common synonyms include: marsh hen, common gallinule, gallinula galeata, moorhen, swamphen, water hen.

/ˈɡælɪnjuːl/ noun

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Noun

1
A bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.
2
any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens wordnet

From French gallinule, from Latin gallinula.