gallinule

[ gal-uh-nool, -nyool ]

/ ˈgæl əˌnul, -ˌnyul /

noun

any aquatic bird of the family Rallidae, having elongated, webless toes.

Origin of gallinule

1770–80; <New Latin Gallinula a genus name, Late Latin gallīnula chicken, equivalent to Latin gallīn(a) hen + -ula-ule

Words nearby gallinule

gallinaceous, Gallinas, Gallinas Point, galling, gallinipper, gallinule, galliot, Gallipoli, gallipot, gallium, gallium-67

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Example sentences from the Web for gallinule

Gallinule, gal′i-nūl, n. a genus of aquatic birds closely allied to the coots, of which the common water-hen is a species.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Alae (Hawaiian gallinule): Native bird figuring largely in Hawaiian legends.
Legends of Wailuku|Charlotte Hapai
Gallinule and cockatoos were in large flocks feeding on the grass seeds, which were now nearly ripe.
Journals of Australian Explorations|A C and F T Gregory
Seale (1901:31) found the Gallinule to be abundant at Guam in marshes and taro patches.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3|Rollin H. Baker

A good many of my jaunts took me past the gallinule swamp before mentioned, and almost always I stopped and went near.
A Florida Sketch-Book|Bradford Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for gallinule

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 gallinule the US name for moorhen (def. 1)

Word Origin for gallinule

C18: from New Latin Gallīnula genus name, from Late Latin: pullet, chicken, from Latin gallīna hen

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单词	gallinule
释义	gallinule [ gal-uh-nool, -nyool ] / ˈgæl əˌnul, -ˌnyul / noun any aquatic bird of the family Rallidae, having elongated, webless toes. Origin of gallinule 1770–80; <New Latin Gallinula a genus name, Late Latin gallīnula chicken, equivalent to Latin gallīn(a) hen + -ula-ule Words nearby gallinule gallinaceous, Gallinas, Gallinas Point, galling, gallinipper, gallinule, galliot, Gallipoli, gallipot, gallium, gallium-67 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gallinule Gallinule, gal′i-nūl, n. a genus of aquatic birds closely allied to the coots, of which the common water-hen is a species. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various Alae (Hawaiian gallinule): Native bird figuring largely in Hawaiian legends. Legends of Wailuku\|Charlotte Hapai Gallinule and cockatoos were in large flocks feeding on the grass seeds, which were now nearly ripe. Journals of Australian Explorations\|A C and F T Gregory Seale (1901:31) found the Gallinule to be abundant at Guam in marshes and taro patches. The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3\|Rollin H. Baker A good many of my jaunts took me past the gallinule swamp before mentioned, and almost always I stopped and went near. A Florida Sketch-Book\|Bradford Torrey British Dictionary definitions for gallinule 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 gallinule the US name for moorhen (def. 1) Word Origin for gallinule C18: from New Latin Gallīnula genus name, from Late Latin: pullet, chicken, from Latin gallīna hen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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