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gallinule
n.
type of water bird
Moorhen
Moorhens — sometimes called
marsh hens — are medium-sized water birds that are members of the
rail family, (Rallidae). Most species are placed in the
genus Gallinula,
Latin for "little hen". They are close relatives of
coots, and because of their apparently nervous behavior (frequently twitching tail, neck and grinding their backs) are sometimes called "skitty coots". They are often referred to as (black) gallinules.
gallinule
Noun
1. any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
(synonym) marsh hen, water hen, swamphen
(hypernym) aquatic bird
(hyponym) Florida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
(member-holonym) Gallinula, genus Gallinula
Gallinule
(n.)
One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio. The common European gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot, night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule (Gallinula galeata).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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