mud hen
or mudhen
any of various marsh-inhabiting birds, especially the American coot.
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How to use mud hen in a sentence
Boy and Dr. shot some robins and Jake got a mud hen; and from a passing wagon we secured a roast of beef.
The houseboat book | William F. WaughSeems the doctor said as he thought as it was a golden-headed oriole but the friend thought as it was a mud hen.
Susan Clegg and a Man in the House | Anne WarnerIt looked like a cross between a mud hen and a duck, was gray in color and had a short bill.
The Cruise of a Schooner | Albert W. HarrisThen drawing the magic hook, he baited it with the Alae or sacred mud hen belonging to his Mother Hina.
Legends of Ma-ui--a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina | W. D. Westervelt
British Dictionary definitions for mud hen
any of various birds that frequent marshes or similar places, esp the coots, rails, etc
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