gallinule
/ˈgælɪnjuːl/noun
1- a marshbird of the rail family, with mainly black, purplish-blue, or dark green plumage, and a red bill秧鸡; 黑水鸡。
1.1
- Genera Porphyrio and Porphyrula (or Gallinula), family Rallidae: several species, e.g. the American purple gallinule (Porphyrula martinica).青水鸡属和黑水鸡属, 秧鸡科：数种, 如美国紫青水鸡（拉丁名Porphyrula martinica）。
词源
late 18th cent.: from modern Latin Gallinula (genus term), diminutive of Latin gallina 'hen', from gallus 'cock'.