marsh hen - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for marsh hen , a list of similar words for marsh hen from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens

Synonyms

• gallinule
• marsh hen
• swamphen
• water hen

More generic

• aquatic bird

More specific

• Florida gallinule
• Gallinula chloropus
• Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
• moorhen
• purple gallinule

Related

• Gallinula
• genus Gallinula

Noun

a coot found in North America

Synonyms

• American coot
• Fulica americana
• marsh hen
• mud hen
• water hen

More generic

• coot

Related

• Fulica
• genus Fulica

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