Moorhuhn

Meaning

willow grouse, willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)

Concepts

grouse

moorhen

Synonyms

Sumpfhuhn

Grünfüßiges Teichhuhn

Raufußhuhn

Translations

αγριόγαλος

τετράων

coq de bruyère

gallo cedrone

pernice

urogallo

gallinella d’acqua

auerhoen

waterhoen

tetraz

galo-silvestre

urogallo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmoːɐ̯ˌhuːn/

Etymology

Calque of English moorhen, Moor (“fen, moor”) + Huhn (“hen”).