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Water hen   /wˈɔtər hɛn/   Listen
Water hen

noun
1.
A coot found in North America.  Synonyms: American coot, Fulica americana, marsh hen, mud 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, marsh hen, swamphen.





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


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