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Any gallinule.

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Definitions

  1. Any gallinule.
  2. The common American coot.
  3. n. a coot found in North America
  4. n. any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
  5. 1. (Zoöl.) Any gallinule. 2. (Zoöl.) The common American coot.