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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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The male moorhen about the same size as a small chicken was close to death when walkers spotted him bobbing in the River Ray.
Pheasant tailed jacanas and Indian moorhen are the main attractions at the Madhavaram and Manali jheels.
The moorhen and coot are too inconspicuous as they lurk under the reeds, or swim hurriedly across the open water.
The river runs somewhere close by, for I hear the call of a moorhen, and I see by your build that you're a freshwater mariner.
At the same moment that I startled this brood out of the rushes a moorhen swam slowly out, accompanied by her mate.
Other birds I saw near the pond were coot, moorhen, purple swamphen and a few Gray Wagtails walking around near the water.

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