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moorhen

[moor-hen]

noun

Also called water hen. a common species of gallinule, Gallinule chloropus, of nearly worldwide distribution.

any of several related gallinules.

Chiefly British. the female red grouse.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English mor-hen. See moor¹, hen

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moorhen (ˈmʊəˌhɛn, ˈmɔː-)

—n
1.	a bird, Gallinula chloropus, inhabiting ponds, lakes, etc, having a black plumage, red bill, and a red shield above the bill: family Rallidae (rails)
2.	the female of the red grouse

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