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/wˈɔtər hɛn/ Listen

Water hen

noun

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

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, mud hen, purple gallinule, genus Gallinula, gallinule, Fulica americana, genus Fulica, Florida gallinule, marsh hen, Gallinula chloropus, moorhen, aquatic bird, coot, Fulica, American coot, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans