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GALLIRALLUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Rails of New Zealand

Synonyms:

Gallirallus; genus Gallirallus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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