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marsh hen

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Noun

any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens

a coot found in North America

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Synonyms:
gallinule water hen swamphen American coot mud hen Fulica americana

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