marsh hen

Noun

Meaning

a coot found in North America

any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gallinule water hen American coot swamphen mud hen Fulica americana coot moorhen water rail water chicken clapper rail rail bird reed rail swamp rail bog hen
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Hypernyms

coot aquatic bird

Hyponyms

moorhen purple gallinule Gallinula chloropus Florida gallinule Gallinula chloropus cachinnans

Close letter words and terms

marsh harrier marsh hawk marsh hawksbeard marsh horse-tail marsh horsetail marsh horseweed