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MOORHEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moorhen mean?
• MOORHEN (noun)
The noun MOORHEN has 2 senses:
1. black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes
Familiarity information: MOORHEN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Gallinula chloropus; moorhen
Hypernyms ("moorhen" is a kind of...):
gallinule; marsh hen; swamphen; water hen (any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens)
Holonyms ("moorhen" is a member of...):
Gallinula; genus Gallinula (gallinules)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Female red grouse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("moorhen" is a kind of...):
Lagopus scoticus; moor-bird; moorbird; moorfowl; moorgame; red grouse (reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain)
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