henharrow

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henharrow - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hen \Hen\, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG.
     henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h["o]na; the fem.
     corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn,
     Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing,
     and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. Chanticleer.] (Zool.)
     The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,
     pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray
     hen.
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     Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the
           female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen.
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     Hen clam. (Zool.)
     (a) A clam of the Mactra, and allied genera; the sea clam
         or surf clam. See Surf clam.
     (b) A California clam of the genus Pachydesma.
  
     Hen driver. See Hen harrier (below).
  
     Hen harrier (Zool.), a hawk (Circus cyaneus), found in
        Europe and America; -- called also dove hawk, henharm,
        henharrow, hen driver, and usually, in America, marsh  hawk
        . See Marsh hawk.
  
     Hen hawk (Zool.), one of several species of large hawks
        which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk
        (Buteo borealis), the red-shouldered hawk (Buteo  lineatus
        ), and the goshawk.
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