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Gallinula chloropus

DEFINITIONS OF: Gallinula chloropus

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n black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes

Synonyms:
moorhen
Type of:
gallinule, marsh hen, swamphen, water hen
any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
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