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water hen

noun

Definition of WATER HEN

:  any of various birds (as a coot or gallinule) of the rail family
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First Known Use of WATER HEN

circa 1529

Rhymes with WATER HEN

born-again, cactus wren, CNN, Debrecen, five-and-ten, fountain pen, guinea hen, hazel hen, julienne, Kerguelen, La Fontaine, lion's den, LPN, madrilene, mise-en-scène, mother hen, samisen, Sun Yat-sen

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. water hen
  2. water guinea
  3. spotted rail
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