Gallinule
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- marsh henswamphenwater hen
- plural
- Gallinules
- possessive
- Gallinule's
- pluralpossessive
- Gallinules'