Moorhen Definition

mo͝orhĕn
noun
The female moorfowl, or red grouse.
Webster's New World
The nearly worldwide common gallinule (Gallinula chloropus)
Webster's New World

Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.

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Noun

Singular:
moorhen
Plural:
moorhens

Origin of Moorhen

  • From moor +"Ž hen

    From Wiktionary

  • moor hen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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