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AMERICAN GALLINULE
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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
Sense 1
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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