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Gallinule

//ˈɡælɪnjuːl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.
  2. 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

Etymology

From French gallinule, from Latin gallinula.

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