swamphen
any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens • Syn: gallinule, marsh hen, water hen • Hypernyms: aquatic bird • Hyponyms: Florida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans, moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, purple gallinule • Member Holonyms: Gallinula, genus Gallinula
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