marsh hen

marsh hen

n. Any of various marsh birds of the family Rallidae, which includes the gallinules, coots, and rails.

marsh hen

n (Animals) any bird that frequents marshes and swamps, esp a rail, coot, or gallinule

marsh′ hen`

n. any of various rails or raillike birds. [1700–10]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	marsh hen - a coot found in North America American coot, Fulica americana, mud hen, water henFulica, genus Fulica - cootscoot - slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
	2.	marsh hen - any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hensgallinule, swamphen, water henaquatic bird - wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt waterGallinula, genus Gallinula - gallinulesFlorida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans - North American dark bluish-grey gallinuleGallinula chloropus, moorhen - black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakespurple gallinule - gallinules with showy purplish plumage