gallinule | (noun) any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens | Synonyms: marsh hen, swamphen, water hen |
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granule | (noun) a tiny grain | - |
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lunule | (noun) the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail | Synonyms: half-moon, lunula |
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pinnule | (noun) division of a usually pinnately divided leaf | Synonyms: pinna |
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venule | (noun) a minute vein continuous with a capillary | Synonyms: capillary vein, venula |
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zonule | (noun) small beltlike zone | Synonyms: zonula |
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