moorhen

moorhen
/moor"hen'/, n.
1. Also called water hen. a common species of gallinule, Gallinule chloropus, of nearly worldwide distribution.
2. any of several related gallinules.
3. Chiefly Brit. the female red grouse.
[1250-1300; ME mor-hen. See MOOR1, HEN]

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or common gallinule

Bird of the migratory gallinule species (Gallinula chloropus, family Rallidae) of Europe, Africa, and eastern North America.

Moorhens are blackish and have a scarlet frontal shield (fleshy plate on the forehead). In North America, the moorhen is sometimes called the Florida gallinule.

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      bird species also called common gallinule. See gallinule.

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