"woodhen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwʊd.hɛn/ Forms: woodhens [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wodhen, from Old English wuduhenn (“woodhen, quail”), equivalent to wood + hen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wodhen}} Middle English wodhen, {{inh|en|ang|wuduhenn|t=woodhen, quail}} Old English wuduhenn (“woodhen, quail”), {{com|en|wood|hen}} wood + hen Head templates: {{en-noun}} woodhen (plural woodhens)
  1. Any of the species Hypotaenidia sylvestris (syns. Gallirallus sylvestris, Tricholimnas sylvestris, Ocydromus sylvestris) of rails in the family Rallidae endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia. Categories (lifeform): Rallids Derived forms: Lord Howe woodhen

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