water hen
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(noun) any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens |
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Synonyms: gallinule, marsh hen, swamphen |
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Related Words: Florida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans, aquatic bird, moorhen, purple gallinule |
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(noun) North American coot |
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Synonyms: American coot, Fulica americana, marsh hen, mud hen |
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Related Words: coot |
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