marsh hen

marsh hen

n.

Any of various marsh birds of the family Rallidae, which includes the gallinules, coots, and rails.

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marsh hen

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any bird that frequents marshes and swamps, esp a rail, coot, or gallinule

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	marsh hen - a coot found in North America         American coot, Fulica americana, mud hen, water hen Fulica, genus Fulica - coots coot - slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
	2.	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 gallinule, swamphen, water hen aquatic bird - wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water Gallinula, genus Gallinula - gallinules Florida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans - North American dark bluish-grey gallinule Gallinula chloropus, moorhen - black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes purple gallinule - gallinules with showy purplish plumage