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Moorhen

noun
1.
Black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes.  Synonym: Gallinula chloropus.
2.
Female red grouse.





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"Moorhen" Quotes from Famous Books



... be the Forest! And I saw the moorhen sitting yester eve! And the wild ducklings are out on the pool, and the woods are full of song. Oh! Ambrose! I never knew how hard it is ...
— The Armourer's Prentices • Charlotte Mary Yonge


Words linked to "Moorhen" :   water hen, swamphen, Gallinula chloropus, moorbird, moor-bird, marsh hen, Gallinula, red grouse, moorgame, genus Gallinula, Lagopus scoticus, gallinule, moorfowl


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