| 单词 | water hen |
| 释义 | water hen (once / 537242 pages) n WORD FAMILY water hen: water hens USAGE EXAMPLESThis is one of the largest water hens found in Brazil, where it is very rare. Swainson, William, Zoological Illustrations, Volume II...(2012) At that moment she heard a noise at her feet which frightened her and a water hen jumped into the water, terrified. Crewe-Jones, Florence, Nobody's Girl—(En Famille)(2010) Thus, the Velvet Hen also, I fancy, is the Water Hen; but Bewick's Velvet-Runner partly confirms it to the Rail. Ruskin, John, Love's Meinie—Three Lectures on Gre...(2010) 1n any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens Syn|Hypo|Hyper gallinule, marsh hen, swamphen Florida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans North American dark bluish-grey gallinule Gallinula chloropus, moorhenblack gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes purple gallinulegallinules with showy purplish plumage European gallinule, Porphyrio porphyriopurple gallinule of southern Europe American gallinule, Porphyrula martinicaAmerican purple gallinule aquatic bird wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water 2n a coot found in North America Syn|Hyper American coot, Fulica americana, marsh hen, mud hen coot slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks |
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