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gallinule
[ gal-uh-nool, -nyool ]
noun
- any aquatic bird of the family Rallidae, having elongated, webless toes.
gallinule
/ ˈɡælɪˌnjuːl /
noun
- any of various aquatic birds of the genera Porphyrio and Porphyrula, typically having a dark plumage, red bill, and a red shield above the bill: family Rallidae (rails)
- common gallinulethe US name for moorhen
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gallinule1
1770–80; < New Latin Gallinula a genus name, Late Latin gallīnula chicken, equivalent to Latin gallīn ( a ) hen + -ula -ule
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gallinule1
C18: from New Latin Gallīnula genus name, from Late Latin: pullet, chicken, from Latin gallīna hen
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Example Sentences
They nest in colonies in marshes and swamps, building their nests like those of the Purple Gallinule.
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Alae (Hawaiian gallinule): Native bird figuring largely in Hawaiian legends.
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He took my reproof in good part, protesting that he had had only a glimpse of the bird, and had taken it for a possible gallinule.
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The Florida gallinule is in general pretty silent, I think; but he has a noisy season; then he is indeed noisy enough.
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A good many of my jaunts took me past the gallinule swamp before mentioned, and almost always I stopped and went near.
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