gallinule

名词 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
   同义词：marsh hen, water hen, swamphen

gal.li.nule

n.（名词）
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.
红骨顶，秧鸡：一种秧鸡科可涉水和游泳的水鸟，经常出没于沼泽地带，具有深色且耀眼的羽毛，尖端为黄色的红鸟喙

来源：
Latin gallonula [pullet] [diminutive of] gallona [hen] * see gallinaceous
拉丁语 gallonula [小母鸡] [] gallona的小后缀 [母鸡] *参见 gallinaceous