NOUN | animal | moorhen, Gallinula chloropus | black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes |
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animal | moorhen | female red grouse |
Meaning | black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes. | |
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Synonym | Gallinula chloropus | |
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 |
Meaning | female red grouse. | |
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Broader | red grouse, moorfowl, moorbird, moor-bird, moorgame, Lagopus scoticus | reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain |
Spanish | polla de agua |
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