gallinule

n. 秧鸡, 黑水鸡

gal.li.nule

n.（名词）
Any of various wading and swimming birds of the family Rallidae, frequenting swampy regions and characteristically having dark, iridescent plumage and a red bill tipped with yellow.
红骨顶，秧鸡：一种秧鸡科可涉水和游泳的水鸟，经常出没于沼泽地带，具有深色且耀眼的羽毛，尖端为黄色的红鸟喙

来源：
Latin gallonula [pullet] [diminutive of] gallona [hen] * see gallinaceous
拉丁语 gallonula [小母鸡] [] gallona的小后缀 [母鸡] *参见 gallinaceous