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GALLIRALLUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Gallirallus mean?
• GALLIRALLUS (noun)
The noun GALLIRALLUS has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: GALLIRALLUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rails of New Zealand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Gallirallus; genus Gallirallus
Hypernyms ("Gallirallus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Gallirallus"):
maori hen; weka; wood hen (flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting)
Holonyms ("Gallirallus" is a member of...):
family Rallidae; Rallidae (rails; crakes; gallinules; coots)
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