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Marsh hen   /mɑrʃ hɛn/   Listen
Marsh hen

noun
1.
A coot found in North America.  Synonyms: American coot, Fulica americana, mud hen, water hen.
2.
Any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens.  Synonyms: gallinule, swamphen, water hen.





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Words linked to "Marsh hen" :   purple gallinule, coot, Gallinula chloropus, moorhen, Fulica, genus Fulica, aquatic bird, Florida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans, genus Gallinula, Gallinula


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