名詞 gallinule:

1. any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
   同義詞：marsh hen, water hen, swamphen

gal.li.nule

n.（名詞）
Any of various wading and swimming birds of the family Rallidae, frequenting swampy regions and characteristically having dark, iridescent plumage and a red bill tipped with yellow.
紅骨頂，秧雞：一種秧雞科可涉水和游泳的水鳥，經(jīng)常出沒于沼澤地帶，具有深色且耀眼的羽毛，尖端為黃色的紅鳥喙

來源：
Latin gallonula [pullet] [diminutive of] gallona [hen] * see gallinaceous
拉丁語 gallonula [小母雞] [] gallona的小后綴 [母雞] *參見 gallinaceous