hazelhen

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See also: hazel-hen and hazel hen

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably a calque of German Haselhuhn.[1]

Noun[edit]

hazelhen (plural hazelhens)

  1. A hazel grouse.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1824, The Birds of Aristophanes, notes by Henry Francis Cary on p. 23.