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English noun: swamphen

1. swamphen (animal) any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens


Synonymsgallinule, marsh hen, water hen


Broader (hypernym)aquatic bird


Narrower (hyponym)Florida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans, moorhen, purple gallinule


Member meronymGallinula, genus Gallinula









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