English
Detailed Synonyms for water hen in English
water hen:
water hen [the ~] nom
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the water hen
– any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens 1 -
the water hen
– a coot found in North America 1the water hen; the marsh hen; the American coot; the mud hen; the Fulica americana– a coot found in North America 1