"moorhen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmuɹ.hɛn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moorhen.wav Forms: moorhens [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English morhen, perhaps from Old English *mōrhenn, an alteration of Old English wōrhenn (compare coordinate masculine term mōrhana, a possible corruption of wōrhana (“pheasant”)), equivalent to moor + hen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|morhen}} Middle English morhen, {{inh|en|ang|*mōrhenn}} Old English *mōrhenn, {{inh|en|ang|wōrhenn}} Old English wōrhenn, {{com|en|moor|hen}} moor + hen Head templates: {{en-noun}} moorhen (plural moorhens)
  1. Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins. Synonyms: marsh hen, gallinule Translations (water birds of the genus Gallinula): gallineta (Asturian), andarríos (Asturian), douryar [feminine] (Breton), водна кокошка (vodna kokoška) [feminine] (Bulgarian), polla d'aigua [feminine] (Catalan), 黑水雞 (Chinese Mandarin), 黑水鸡 (hēishuǐjī) (Chinese Mandarin), slípka [feminine] (Czech), އޮޅުވަލު ކަނބިލި (oḷuvalu kaᵐbili) (Dhivehi), waterhoen [neuter] (Dutch), galinolo (Esperanto), liejukana (Finnish), poule d’eau [feminine] (French), pita cega [feminine] (Galician), arcea [feminine] (Galician), galiñola [feminine] (Galician), Teichralle [feminine] (German), νερόκοτα (nerókota) [feminine] (Greek), vízityúk (Hungarian), cearc uisce [feminine] (Irish), gallinella d'acqua [feminine] (Italian), patirik-tirik (Kapampangan), poule dg'ieau [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), kokoszka [feminine] (Polish), frango-d'água [masculine] (Portuguese), galinha-d'água [feminine] (Portuguese), găinușă [feminine] (Romanian), găinușă-de-baltă [feminine] (Romanian), камы́шница (kamýšnica) [feminine] (Russian), mlakuša [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zelenonoga guša [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), gallineta de agua [feminine] (Spanish), rörhöna [common-gender] (Swedish), sfoio [masculine] (Venetan), viatàra [feminine] (Venetan), iâr ddŵr [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-moorhen-en-noun-sRjfIjjS Disambiguation of 'water birds of the genus Gallinula': 87 13
  2. (British) A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica. Tags: British Categories (lifeform): Grouse, Rallids
    Sense id: en-moorhen-en-noun-c4gl0JJz Disambiguation of Grouse: 17 83 Disambiguation of Rallids: 32 68 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dhivehi translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kapampangan translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Venetan translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Dhivehi translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Kapampangan translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Venetan translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: moggy [British, slang], stank hen, stankie Derived forms: common moorhen )Gallinula chloropus), dusky moorhen (taxonomic: Gallinula tenebrosa), European moorhen (taxonomic: Gallinula chloropus), lesser moorhen (taxonomic: Gallinula angulata) Related terms: moorbird, moorcock, moorfowl

Inflected forms

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    "Terms with Czech translations",
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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
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    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
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      "word": "common moorhen )Gallinula chloropus)"
    },
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      "taxonomic": "Gallinula tenebrosa",
      "word": "dusky moorhen"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gallinula chloropus",
      "word": "European moorhen"
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      "taxonomic": "Gallinula angulata",
      "word": "lesser moorhen"
    }
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        "2": "moor",
        "3": "hen"
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      "expansion": "moor + hen",
      "name": "com"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "moorbird"
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    {
      "word": "moorcock"
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      "word": "moorfowl"
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          "Gallinula",
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        {
          "word": "marsh hen"
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        {
          "word": "gallinule"
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      "glosses": [
        "A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica."
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      "links": [
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        "(British) A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica."
      ],
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        "British"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈmuɹ.hɛn/"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "moggy"
    },
    {
      "word": "stank hen"
    },
    {
      "word": "stankie"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "word": "gallineta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "word": "andarríos"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "douryar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vodna kokoška",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "водна кокошка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "polla d'aigua"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "word": "黑水雞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hēishuǐjī",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "word": "黑水鸡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "slípka"
    },
    {
      "code": "dv",
      "lang": "Dhivehi",
      "roman": "oḷuvalu kaᵐbili",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "word": "އޮޅުވަލު ކަނބިލި"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "waterhoen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "word": "galinolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "word": "liejukana"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "poule d’eau"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pita cega"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arcea"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galiñola"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Teichralle"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "nerókota",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "νερόκοτα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "word": "vízityúk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cearc uisce"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gallinella d'acqua"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "word": "patirik-tirik"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "poule dg'ieau"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kokoszka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frango-d'água"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galinha-d'água"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "găinușă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "găinușă-de-baltă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kamýšnica",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "камы́шница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mlakuša"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zelenonoga guša"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gallineta de agua"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "rörhöna"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetan",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sfoio"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetan",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viatàra"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "water birds of the genus Gallinula",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iâr ddŵr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "moorhen"
}

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