Synonyms
1. gallinule
noun. any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens.
Synonyms
- Gallinula chloropus
- genus Gallinula
- swamphen
- marsh hen
- moorhen
- water hen
- Gallinula
- Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
- purple gallinule
- aquatic bird