释义 |
gallinule /ˈɡalɪnjuːl /nounA marshbird of the rail family, with mainly black, purplish-blue, or dark green plumage and a red bill.- Genera Porphyrio and Porphyrula (or Gallinula), family Rallidae: several species.
Gender-biased incubation patterns in the rails and gallinules are poorly known, but male nocturnal incubation has been documented in several species, including at least one that is not considered a joint layer....- In a familiar oxbow lake, there were gallinules and egrets, even a couple of brightly colored wood ducks and five blue-winged teal.
- It's a takahe, an extraordinary, huge flightless gallinule long believed to be extinct until rediscovered in a remote mountain range 50 years ago.
Origin Late 18th century: from modern Latin Gallinula (genus term), diminutive of Latin gallina 'hen', from gallus 'cock'. |