GALLINULA CHLOROPUS CACHINNANS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gallinula chloropus cachinnans mean? 

• GALLINULA CHLOROPUS CACHINNANS (noun)
  The noun GALLINULA CHLOROPUS CACHINNANS has 1 sense:

1. North American dark bluish-grey gallinule

  Familiarity information: GALLINULA CHLOROPUS CACHINNANS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GALLINULA CHLOROPUS CACHINNANS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

North American dark bluish-grey gallinule

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Florida gallinule; Gallinula chloropus cachinnans

Hypernyms ("Gallinula chloropus cachinnans" is a kind of...):

gallinule; marsh hen; swamphen; water hen (any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens)

Holonyms ("Gallinula chloropus cachinnans" is a member of...):

Gallinula; genus Gallinula (gallinules)