Dutch Meaning of gallinule
meerkoet
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Definitions and Meaning of gallinule in English
gallinule (n)
any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
gallinule (n.)
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).
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meerkoet
any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hensOne of several wading b
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gallinula chloropus cachinnans => Waterhoen, gallinula chloropus => Waterhoen, gallinula => Waterhoen, gallinipper => Mug, galling => Irriterend,
