单词 | moorhen |
释义 | moorhen[ moor-hen ] / ˈmʊərˌhɛn / nounAlso called water hen. a common species of gallinule, Gallinule chloropus, of nearly worldwide distribution. any of several related gallinules. Chiefly British. the female red grouse. Origin of moorhenFirst recorded in 1250–1300, moorhen is from the Middle English word mor-hen.See moor1, hen Words nearby moorhenMoore, Henry, Moore's law, moorfowl, moor grass, Moorhead, moorhen, mooring, mooring buoy, mooring mast, mooring rack, moorings Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moorhenBritish Dictionary definitions for moorhenmoorhen / (ˈmʊəˌhɛn, ˈmɔː-) / nouna bird, Gallinula chloropus, inhabiting ponds, lakes, etc, having a black plumage, red bill, and a red shield above the bill: family Rallidae (rails) the female of the red grouse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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