Gāl'li-nūle, n.
n. [Lat. gallinula, dim. of gallina, hen; Fr. gallinule.] (Ornith.) An aquatic bird (Gallinula chloropus) which inhabits rivers, ponds, sedgy spots, and marshy places; — called also water-hen, moor-hen, and coot.
n. [Lat. gallinula, dim. of gallina, hen; Fr. gallinule.] (Ornith.) An aquatic bird (Gallinula chloropus) which inhabits rivers, ponds, sedgy spots, and marshy places; — called also water-hen, moor-hen, and coot.