moorhen
A moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Meaning
Noun
- Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
- A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica (subspecies).
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Origin
- Equivalent to moor + hen, from Old English mōrhana, perhaps a corruption of wōrhana.
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