[moor-hen] 
| 1. | Also called water hen. a common species of gallinule, Gallinule chloropus, of nearly worldwide distribution. |
| 2. | any of several related gallinules. |
| 3. | Chiefly British. the female red grouse. |
| water hen n. Any of various water birds of the family Rallidae, as the gallinule, rail, or coot, that inhabit marshland. |