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AMERICAN GALLINULE

Dictionary entry overview: What does American gallinule mean?

• AMERICAN GALLINULE (noun)
The noun AMERICAN GALLINULE has 1 sense:

1. American purple gallinule

Familiarity information: AMERICAN GALLINULE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• AMERICAN GALLINULE (noun)

Sense 1

American gallinule ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

American purple gallinule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

American gallinule; Porphyrula martinica

Hypernyms ("American gallinule" is a kind of...):

purple gallinule (gallinules with showy purplish plumage)

Holonyms ("American gallinule" is a member of...):

genus Porphyrula; Porphyrula (American purple gallinules)

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