moorhen (redirected from common moorhens)

moor·hen  (mrhn)

n. Chiefly British

1. A common, widely distributed species of gallinule, Gallinula chloropus.

2. The female red grouse.

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[moor + hen.]

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moorhen [ˈmʊəˌhɛn ˈmɔː-]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a bird, Gallinula chloropus, inhabiting ponds, lakes, etc., having a black plumage, red bill, and a red shield above the bill: family Rallidae (rails)

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the female of the red grouse

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	moorhen - black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes Gallinula chloropus Gallinula, genus Gallinula - gallinules gallinule, swamphen, water hen, marsh hen - any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
	2.	moorhen - female red grouse Lagopus scoticus, moor-bird, moorbird, moorfowl, moorgame, red grouse - reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain

Translations

moorhen [ˈmʊəhen] N → polla f de agua

moorhen

n → Teichhuhn nt

moorhen [ˈmʊəˌhɛn] n → gallinella d'acqua

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moorhen [ˈmʊəˌhɛn] n → gallinella d'acqua