different between gallinule vs moorhen

English

Etymology

From French gallinule, from Latin gallinula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æl?nju?l/

Noun

gallinule (plural gallinules)

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

Synonyms

• swamphen

Derived terms

• Allen's gallinule, Porphyrio alleni
• azure gallinule, Porphyrio flavirostris
• purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinicus
• spot-flanked gallinule, Gallinula melanops
• Tristan gallinule, Gallinula nesiotis

Further reading

• Rallidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Porphyrio on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Gallinula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rallidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

French

Etymology

From Latin gallinula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.li.nyl/

Noun

gallinule f (plural gallinules)

1. gallinule

English

Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Etymology

Equivalent to moor +? hen, from Old English m?rhana, perhaps a corruption of w?rhana (“pheasant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mu?.h?n/

Noun

moorhen (plural moorhens)

1. Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.

   Synonyms: marsh hen, gallinule

2. (Britain) A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica.

Synonyms

• moggy (British slang)

Derived terms

• common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
• dusky moorhen, Gallinula tenebrosa
• lesser moorhen, Gallinula angulata

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