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WOOD HEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wood hen mean?
• WOOD HEN (noun)
The noun WOOD HEN has 1 sense:
1. flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
Familiarity information: WOOD HEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("wood hen" is a kind of...):
rail (any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud)
Holonyms ("wood hen" is a member of...):
Gallirallus; genus Gallirallus (rails of New Zealand)
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