The pheasant, the bustard, the deaf wild peacock, the moorhen, the partridge, the woodcock and the thrush are said to be delicacies.
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Moorhen
//ˈmʊəɹˌhɛn//
Synonyms for "moorhen" (9 found)
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38 translations across 30 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- zogë noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Asturian
2 entries- andarríos noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
- gallineta noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Breton
1 entries- douryar noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Bulgarian
1 entries- водна кокошка noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Catalan
1 entries- polla d'aigua noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 黑水雞 /黑水鸡 noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Czech
1 entries- slípka noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Dhivehi
1 entries- އޮޅުވަލު ކަނބިލި noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Dutch
1 entries- waterhoen noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Esperanto
1 entries- galinolo noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Finnish
1 entries- liejukana noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
French
1 entries- poule d'eau noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Galician
3 entries- arcea noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
- galiñola noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
- pita cega noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
German
1 entries- Teichralle noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Greek
1 entries- νερόκοτα noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Hungarian
1 entries- vízityúk noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Irish
1 entries- cearc uisce noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Italian
1 entries- gallinella d'acqua noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Kapampangan
1 entries- patirik-tirik noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Norman
1 entries- poule dg'ieau noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Polish
1 entries- kokoszka noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Portuguese
2 entries- frango-d'água noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
- galinha-d'água noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Romanian
2 entries- găinușă noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
- găinușă de baltă noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Russian
1 entries- камы́шница noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- cearc-fhraoich noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
- cearc-uisge noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- mlakuša noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
- zelenonoga guša noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Spanish
1 entries- gallineta de agua noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Swedish
1 entries- rörhöna noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Venetan
2 entries- sfoio noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
- viatàra noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Welsh
1 entries- iâr ddŵr noun (water birds of the genus Gallinula)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Tom can't tell a coot from a moorhen.
Source: tatoeba (7987874)
The pond was another favourite place to visit. Moorhens strutted from the neighbouring bushes, and a bevy of Muscovy ducks, a study in black, white and red, waddled from the farmyard hard by to enjoy a refreshing splash.
Source: wiktionary
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