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gallinule

/ˈɡælɪnjuːl/

gallinule noun: a bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.

gallinule: a bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae
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Noun

gallinule (plural gallinules)

  1. A bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.
    Synonyms:
    swamphen

gallinule meaning in Tamil

gallinule in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of gallinule

Forms of gallinule

pluralgallinules

Origin of gallinule

From French gallinule, from Latin gallinula.

Words formed from gallinule

Questions about gallinule

What does gallinule mean?
Gallinule means a bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.
What is gallinule in Tamil?
Gallinule in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Gallinule meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gallinule?
Gallinule is a noun.
How do you pronounce gallinule?
Gallinule is pronounced /ˈɡælɪnjuːl/.
What is the plural of gallinule?
The plural of gallinule is gallinules.

Words near gallinule in the dictionary

  1. gallingness
  2. gallings
  3. gallinipper
  4. gallinippers
  5. Gallinson
  6. gallinule
  7. gallinules
  8. Gallio
  9. Gallion
  10. Gallions
  11. Gallions Reach

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gallinule (page history and authors); gallinule (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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