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Water hen

Water hen Meaning & Definition
Water hen Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Water hen?

[n] any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
[n] North American coot

Synonyms | Synonyms for Water hen: American coot | Fulica americana | gallinule | marsh hen | mud hen | swamphen

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See Also | aquatic bird | coot | Florida gallinule | Fulica | Gallinula | Gallinula chloropus | Gallinula chloropus cachinnans | genus Fulica | genus Gallinula | moorhen | purple gallinule

Water hen In Webster's Dictionary

\Wa"ter hen`\ 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any gallinule. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The common American coot.

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