Water-hen
21marsh hen — noun 1. a coot found in North America • Syn: ↑American coot, ↑mud hen, ↑water hen, ↑Fulica americana • Hypernyms: ↑coot • Member Holonyms: ↑Fulica, ↑ …
22moor hen — Gallinule Gal li*nule, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family {Rallidae}. They are remarkable for running… …
23moor-hen — n. Gallinule, water hen, spotted crake (Gallinula chloropus, or Crex porzana) …
24Black-tailed Native-hen — Taxobox name = Black tailed Native hen status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Gallinula species = G. ventralis binomial = Gallinula ventralis binomial… …
25Marsh hen — Marsh Marsh, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] [1913 Webster]… …
26Salt-marsh hen — Salt Salt, a. [Compar. {Salter}; superl. {Saltest}.] [AS. sealt, salt. See {Salt}, n.] 1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water. Salt tears.… …
27Stank hen — Stank Stank, n. [OF. estang, F. [ e]tang, from L. stagnum a pool. Cf. {Stagnate}, {Tank} a cistern.] 1. Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Robert of Brunne. [1913 Webster] 2. A dam or mound to stop water. [Prov …
28Rice hen — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… …
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30Mud hen — Mud Mud (m[u^]d), n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. {Mother} a scum on liquors.] Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive. [1913 Webster] {Mud bass} (Zo[ o]l.), a… …
