English > Gallinula: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | gallinules. |
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Synonym | genus Gallinula |
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Member of | Rallidae, family Rallidae | rails |
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Members | Florida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans | North American dark bluish-grey gallinule |
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gallinule, marsh hen, water hen, swamphen | Any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens |
moorhen, Gallinula chloropus | black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes |
Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
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Spanish | gallinula, Gallinula, género Gallinula, genus gallinula |
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Catalan | gallinula, genus gallinula |
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