gallinule
gallinule
[ˈgalɪnjuːl]
noun
[ˈgalɪnjuːl]
noun
- a marshbird of the rail family, with mainly black, purplish-blue, or dark green plumage, and a red bill
秧鸡；黑水鸡 - Genera Porphyrio and Porphyrula (or Gallinula), family Rallidae: several species, e.g. the American purple gallinule (Porphyrula martinica)
青水鸡属和黑水鸡属，秧鸡科：数种，如美国紫青水鸡（拉丁名Porphyrula martinica）
- late 18th cent.: from modern Latin Gallinula (genus term), diminutive of Latin gallina 'hen', from gallus 'cock'
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