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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mud hen

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
mud hen
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various rails and coots, especially the Virginia rail (Rallus limicola), or the American coot (Fulica americana).

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

mud hens (plural)

Synonyms

american coot marsh hen water hen fulica americana

Questions

What does mud hen mean?
Any of various rails and coots, especially the Virginia rail (Rallus limicola), or the American coot (Fulica americana).

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