gallinule
Noun
Meaning
One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio. The common European gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot, night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule (Gallinula galeata).
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
swamphen
marsh hen
water hen
gallant
coot
galley
gallantry
gallivant
gallimaufry
gallinaceous
gallstone
moorhen
moorfowl
gallus
galoot
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marsh gallinule
Allen's gallinule
azure gallinule
spot-flanked gallinule
Tristan gallinule
common gallinule