water hen
or wa·ter·hen
the American coot, Fulica americana.
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How to use water hen in a sentence
The little black water-hen came out of the river and they fed it.
The King of Ireland's Son | Padraic ColumThey also saw two species of ibis wading about in the marsh, and a gigantic water-hen almost as big as a turkey.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidThe white-breasted water-hen (Gallinula phoenicura) is a bird that must be familiar to all.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThe water-hen is a black bird about the size of the average bazaar fowl, with a white face, throat and breast.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarYou may test this whenever you have the good fortune to capture a young water-hen.
Birds in Flight | W. P. Pycraft
British Dictionary definitions for water hen
another name for gallinule
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