Usually means: Water bird inhabiting coastal marshes.
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  1. marsh hen: Merriam-Webster
  2. marsh hen: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. marsh hen: Collins English Dictionary
  4. marsh hen: Vocabulary.com
  5. marsh-hen, marsh hen: Wordnik
  6. marsh hen: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Marsh hen, marsh hen: Dictionary.com
  8. marsh hen: Rhymezone
  9. marsh hen: FreeDictionary.org
  10. marsh hen: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. marsh hen: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. marsh hen: Wiktionary

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  1. marsh hen: Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  Waterfowl of the familia Rallidae

Similar:
gallinule, water hen, swamphen, American coot, fulica americana, mud hen, waterhen, rice hen, moorhen, wildfowl, more...

Opposite:
marsh harrier, marsh hawk, marsh falcon

Types:
rail, coot, moorhen, more...

Phrases:
salt marsh hen, more...

Adjectives:
tidy, lavy, shag, cormorant, swiftfoot, shank, rype, pop, ruff, cardinal, lag

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Similar:
gallinule, water hen, swamphen, American coot, fulica americana, mud hen, waterhen, rice hen, moorhen, wildfowl, more...

Opposite:
marsh harrier, marsh hawk, marsh falcon

Types:
rail, coot, moorhen, more...

Phrases:
salt marsh hen, more...

Adjectives:
tidy, lavy, shag, cormorant, swiftfoot, shank, rype, pop, ruff, cardinal, lag



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