gallinule in English

noun
1
a marsh bird of the rail family, with mainly black, purplish-blue, or dark green plumage, and a red bill.
Gender-biased incubation patterns in the rails and gallinules are poorly known, but male nocturnal incubation has been documented in several species, including at least one that is not considered a joint layer.
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1. 20 Any of various water birds of the family Rallidae, as the gallinule, rail, or coot, that inhabit marshland.

2. Crake: see rail rail, common name for some members of the large family Rallidae, marsh and tropical forest birds that include the gallinule and the coot, two specialized rails.