mud hen

Any of various birds, such as the coot or rail, inhabiting marshy or coastal regions.

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mud hen

1. (Animals) any of various birds that frequent marshes or similar places, esp the coots, rails, etc

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mud′ hen`

or mud′hen`,

any of various marsh-inhabiting birds, esp. the North American coot.

[1805–15, Amer.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

mud hen - a coot found in North America

American coot, Fulica americana, marsh hen, water hen

Fulica, genus Fulica - coots

coot - slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks

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