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Definition of American gallinule
1. Noun. American purple gallinule.
Exact synonyms: Porphyrula Martinica
Generic synonyms: Purple Gallinule
Group relationships: Genus Porphyrula, Porphyrula
Generic synonyms: Purple Gallinule
Group relationships: Genus Porphyrula, Porphyrula
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Gallinule
Literary usage of American gallinule
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. California for the Sportsman: Being a Collection of Hints as to the Haunts by Al M. Cumming, Allan Dunn, Southern Pacific Company (1911)
"The American gallinule (Gallinula galeata) is a marsh bird allied to the rails,
and is about fourteen inches long, some five inches shorter than the king- ..."
2. Report of the Council by Surrey Archaeological Society (1820)
"The Hammer-headed Shark, South American gallinule, Little-ringed Plover, and
Common Snipe (Male and Female and Young) Pair of the ..."
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