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Where does “gallinule” come from?

gallinule (English) comes from French gallinule, from Latin gallinula — a pullet.

gallinule (English): A bird of one of several species in the genera...

Definitions

  1. A bird of one of several species in the genera...

Ancestry of “gallinule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgallinulegallinule
2Latingallinulaa pullet
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