moorhen

English

A moorhen Gallinula chloropus

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Etymology

From moor +‎ hen

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmur.hɛn/

Noun

moorhen (plural moorhens)

1. Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
2. (UK) A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica.

Synonyms

• gallinule
• moggy (British slang)

Derived terms

• common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
• dusky moorhen, Gallinula tenebrosa
• lesser moorhen, Gallinula angulata

Translations

water birds of the genus Gallinula

• Breton: douryar (br) f
• Esperanto: galinolo (eo)
• Finnish: liejukana (fi)
• Jèrriais: poule dg'ieau f
• Polish: kokoszka (pl)

• Romanian: găinușă-de-baltă (ro) f
• Russian: камышница (ru) (kamýšnica) f
• Serbo-Croatian: mlakuša (sh) f, zelenonoga guša (sh) f
• Spanish: gallineta de agua f

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