moorhen

Anlam (İngilizce)

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.

Kavramlar

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Eş anlamlılar

gallinule

Gallinula chloropus

common moorhen

moorcock

rail

red grouse

moorfowl

moorgame

moor-bird

moorbird

waterhen

chicken

🐔

fawl

coot

cuddy

Çeviriler

Gallinula chloropus

waterhoen

Teichralle

Teichhuhn

poule d’eau

polla de agua

gallinella d'acqua

νερόκοτα

gallineta de agua

polla gris

gallinule poule d’eau

Blässhuhn

Gallinula

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/ˈmuɹ.hɛn/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

Ortaçağ İngilizcesi öğesinden devralındı: morhen

Eski İngilizce öğesinden devralındı: *mōrhenn

Eski İngilizce öğesinden devralındı: wōrhenn

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.