mud hen

n. Any of various birds, such as the coot or rail, inhabiting marshy or coastal regions.

mud hen

n1. (Animals) any of various birds that frequent marshes or similar places, esp the coots, rails, etc

mud′ hen`

or mud′hen`,

n. any of various marsh-inhabiting birds, esp. the North American coot. [1805–15, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

mud hen - a coot found in North America American coot, Fulica americana, marsh hen, water henFulica, genus Fulica - cootscoot - slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks

mud hen

mud hen:

see railrail,
common name for some members of the large family Rallidae, marsh and tropical forest birds that include the gallinule and the coot, two specialized rails. Rails are cosmopolitan in distribution, except in polar regions.
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mud hen

noun

Synonyms for mud hen

noun a coot found in North America

Synonyms

American coot
Fulica americana
marsh hen
water hen

Related Words

Fulica
genus Fulica
coot

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