HyperDic: gallinula_chloropus

English > 1 sense of the expression Gallinula chloropus:
NOUNanimalGallinula chloropus, moorhenblack gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes
English > Gallinula chloropus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningblack gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes.
Synonymmoorhen
Member ofGallinula, genus Gallinulagallinules
Broadergallinule, marsh hen, water hen, swamphenAny of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
Spanishgallinula, polla de agua
CatalanGallinula chloropus, polla d'aigua

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