Definition of Water Hen in English :

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Water Hen meaning in English

Meaning of Water Hen in English

Pronunciation of Water Hen in English

Water Hen pronunciation in English

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Water Hen

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Noun

1. american coot, fulica americana, marsh hen, mud hen, water hen

a coot found in North America

2. gallinule, marsh hen, swamphen, water hen

any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens

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Water Hen

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noun
another name for gallinule

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Water Hen

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any of various birds (family Rallidae), including certain gallinules and the American coot (Fulica americana)

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Water Hen

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n.
Any of various waterbirds of the family Rallidae, as the gallinule, rail, or coot, that inhabit marshland.

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