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woodhen

/ˈwʊd.hɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wood-hen
IPA
/ˈwʊd.hɛn/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The weka (Gallirallus australis).

noun

The species Hypotaenidia sylvestris (syns. Gallirallus sylvestris, Tricholimnas sylvestris, Ocydromus sylvestris), a rail in the family Rallidae endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English wodhen, from Old English wuduhenn (“woodhen, quail”), equivalent to wood + hen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: wodhen, wuduhenn

Inflected Forms

woodhens (plural)

Phrases

Lord Howe woodhen

Questions

How do you pronounce woodhen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʊd.hɛn/.
What does woodhen mean?
The weka (Gallirallus australis).
Where does woodhen come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce woodhen

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