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gallinule

/ˈɡælɪnjuːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
gallinule
IPA
/ˈɡælɪnjuːl/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.

Etymology

From French gallinule, from Latin gallinula.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gallinules (plural)

Phrases

Allen's gallinule Porphyrio alleni azure gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris New Caledonian gallinule purple gallinule Porphyrio martinicus spot-flanked gallinule

Synonyms

swamphen marsh hen water hen

Questions

How do you pronounce gallinule?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡælɪnjuːl/.
What does gallinule mean?
A bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.
Where does gallinule come from?
It is traced to French.

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