moorhen

Signification (Anglais)

  1. Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
  2. (British) A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica.

Concepts

poule d’eau

gallinule poule d’eau

gallinule poule d'eau

gallinula chloropus

gallinule poule-d’eau

Traductions

Gallinula chloropus

Teichralle

Teichhuhn

νερόκοτα

gallineta de agua

polla gris

Gallinula

gallinella d’acqua

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈmuɹ.hɛn/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

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.

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