MOORHEN Synonyms
16 hypernyms for moorhen. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MOORHEN
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| coot | noun n | |||||
noun • slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks | ||||||
| gallinule | noun n | |||||
noun • any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens | ||||||
| moggy | noun n | |||||
noun • A young cow or bull. • Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding. • A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals). • A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg. • A small island, near a larger island. • A cabless railroad engine. • An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt. • The back of the leg below the knee. • The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee. • A female child, adolescent, or a young woman. • A young female animal. • (sometimes offensive) A woman, especially a young woman • A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes) • A queen (the playing card.) • A term of endearment. (see usage notes) • One's girlfriend. • One's daughter. • A roebuck two years old. • Cocaine, especially in powder form. • (somewhat childish) A female (tree, gene, etc). • A boy or man who is weak or sentimental. • A domestic cat, especially a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat. • A kind of cake made with ginger, treacle, etc. • An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating seeds or crops planted there. • A tall, thin, awkward person. • Anything that appears terrifying but presents no danger. • A person clad in rags and tatters. • A bird, the black tern. • A slut, a sexually promiscuous woman. • A dirty and untidy woman. | ||||||
| gallinula chloropus | noun n | |||||
noun • black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes | ||||||