moorhen

2 definitions found

moorhen - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  moorhen \moorhen\ n. (Zool.)
     1. A black gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) that inhabits
        ponds and lakes.
  
     Syn: Gallinula chloropus.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. The female of the moor fowl; the moor hen.
        [WordNet 1.5]

moorhen - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  moorhen
      n 1: black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes [syn:
           moorhen, Gallinula chloropus]
      2: female red grouse