NOUN | animal | Gallinula chloropus, moorhen | black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes |
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Meaning | black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes. | |
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Synonym | moorhen | |
Member of | Gallinula, genus Gallinula | gallinules |
Broader | 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 |
Spanish | gallinula, polla de agua | |
Catalan | Gallinula chloropus, polla d'aigua |
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