英语词汇“gallinule”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gallinule

/ˈɡalɪnjuːl

noun

A 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'.

单词	gallinule
释义	gallinule /ˈɡalɪnjuːl / noun A 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'.
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