marsh hen
English Thesaurus
1. any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | aquatic bird, |
| definition | : | wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | purple gallinule, |
| definition | : | gallinules with showy purplish plumage (noun.animal) |
2. a coot found in North America (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | coot, |
| definition | : | slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks (noun.animal) |
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