English noun: gallinule | |||
1. | gallinule (animal) any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens | ||
Synonyms | marsh hen, swamphen, water hen | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aquatic bird | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Florida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans, moorhen, purple gallinule | ||
Member meronym | Gallinula, genus Gallinula | ||