gallinule

/gal-uh-nool, -nyool/US // ˈgæl əˌnul, -ˌnyul //UK // (ˈɡælɪˌnjuːl) //

胆小鬼,胆囊炎,胆囊虫,胆囊癌

Definitions

n.名词 noun

They nest in colonies in marshes and swamps, building their nests like those of the Purple Gallinule.
Alae (Hawaiian gallinule): Native bird figuring largely in Hawaiian legends.
He took my reproof in good part, protesting that he had had only a glimpse of the bird, and had taken it for a possible gallinule.
The Florida gallinule is in general pretty silent, I think; but he has a noisy season; then he is indeed noisy enough.
A good many of my jaunts took me past the gallinule swamp before mentioned, and almost always I stopped and went near.