| 单词 | marsh hen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarsh hen marsh hen n. the moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, or any of several American rails, esp. Rallus longirostris. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Rallidae (rail) > genus Gallinula > gallinula chloropus (moor-hen) moorhena1350 water henc1520 moat-hen1544 moor coot?1606 mud hen1611 marsh hen1709 heath-game1711 stank-hen1766 clapper rail1813 skitty1813 kitty-coot1885 1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 151 Marsh-Hen, much the same as in Europe, only she makes another sort of Noise, and much shriller. 1802 G. Montagu Ornithol. Dict. at Gallinule—Common Gallinule..Provincial. Moor-hen. Marsh-hen. 1845 E. A. Poe Gold-bug in Tales 3 Jupiter..bustled about to prepare some marsh-hens for supper. 1947 M. Henry Misty of Chincoteague xvi. 152 Somethin' told me to save the pully bone from that marsh hen. 1986 P. Conroy Prince of Tides xxii. 402 ‘Whoopee,’ Luke screamed, flushing a marsh hen from its nest. < as lemmas |
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