moorhen

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moor·hen /ˈmʊəhen $ ˈmʊr-/ noun [countable] British English  HBBa black bird that lives beside streams and lakes 黑水鸡

Examples from the Corpus

moorhen• Being semi-aquatic, they are able to catch waterfowl such as mallards and moorhens on the surface.• Keep an eye out for large swans, herons and ducks, moorhens and kingfishers.• The odd moorhen appeared; and a couple of mallards.• Marion Petrie, of the University of East Anglia, watched moorhens over three seasons.

moor·hen nounChineseSyllable  

black Corpus that beside lives a bird streams and

moorhen
moor‧hen /ˈmʊəhen $ ˈmʊr-/ noun [countable] British English
a black bird that lives beside streams and lakes

moor·henBrE /ˈmɔːhen/ 🔊, /ˈmʊəhen/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʊrhen/ 🔊 nouna small black bird with a short reddish-yellow beak that lives on or near water 黑水鸡；泽鸡；雌苏格兰雷鸟；红松鸡