moorhen
Plural: moorhens
Noun
- black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes
- female red grouse
- Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
- A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica.
- pl. -S the female moorfowl
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English morhen, perhaps from Old English *mōrhenn, an alteration of Old English worhenn (compare coordinate masculine term mōrhana, a possible corruption of worhana (“pheasant”)), equivalent to moor + hen.
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 13
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