gallinule

English

Australasian Swamphen, a Gallinule in the genus Porphyrio.

Etymology

From French gallinule, from Latin gallinula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡælɪnjuːl/

Noun

gallinule (plural gallinules)

A bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.

Synonyms

swamphen

Derived terms

Translations

birds in genera Porphyrio and Gallinula

Finnish: liejukana (fi) (all of Gallinula, some in Porphyrio); sulttaanikana (fi) (some in Porphyrio)

Further reading

Rallidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Porphyrio on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gallinula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Rallidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

French

Etymology

From Latin gallinula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡa.li.nyl/

Noun

gallinule f (plural gallinules)

gallinule

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