单词 | moorhen |
释义 | moorhen From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Birdsmoorhenmoor‧hen /ˈmʊəhen $ ˈmʊr-/ noun [countable] British EnglishHBBa black bird that lives beside streams and lakesExamples from the Corpusmoorhen• Being semi-aquatic, they are able to catch waterfowl such as mallards and moorhens on the surface.• Keep an eye out for large swans, herons and ducks, moorhens and kingfishers.• The odd moorhen appeared; and a couple of mallards.• Marion Petrie, of the University of East Anglia, watched moorhens over three seasons. |
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