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Water hen

noun

A coot found in North America. Synonyms: American coot, Fulica americana, marsh hen, mud hen.

Any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens. Synonyms: gallinule, marsh hen, swamphen.

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Words linked to "Water hen" : genus Fulica, coot, Fulica, Gallinula, aquatic bird, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans, purple gallinule, Gallinula chloropus, moorhen, genus Gallinula, Florida gallinule