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Meanings of gallinula chloropus in English

Spanish
gallinula

Black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes.

        gallinula
        Synonyms
        Examples for "moorhen"
        Examples for "moorhen"
        1
        Such a comparison would have been an insult to the moorhen.
        A Traveller in Little Things
        2
        If the moorhen is the culprit, there is not much I can do.
        The Guardian
        3
        In moorhen culture, males do most of the work of sitting on eggs.
        Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
        4
        A woodpecker cackles, a moorhen parps, and a profound peace settles upon us.
        The Guardian
        5
        If it is the moorhen, why do it at all?
        The Guardian
        Translations for gallinula chloropus
        Spanish
        gallinula