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What is a moorhen?

What is a moorhen? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
  2. (Britain) A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica.
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She decided to go halves, to take two and leave two in the nest to console the moorhen when she came back.
But whatever Gargi's other misdemeanours, he has not yet been seen to eat a moorhen.
A moorhen called from inside the reeds and then flew across the pond.
The male moorhen about the same size as a small chicken was close to death when walkers spotted him bobbing in the River Ray.
The moorhen and coot are too inconspicuous as they lurk under the reeds, or swim hurriedly across the open water.
Do you enjoy bird watching?   You can contemplate the moorhen wade quietly in the water.

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