water hen

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noun

1. a coot found in North America
• Syn:
American coot, marsh hen, mud hen, Fulica americana
• Hypernyms:
coot
• Member Holonyms:
Fulica, genus Fulica
2. any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
• Syn:
gallinule, marsh hen, swamphen
• Hypernyms:
aquatic bird
• Hyponyms:
Florida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans, moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, purple gallinule
• Member Holonyms:
Gallinula, genus Gallinula