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hen British & World English

a female bird, especially of a domestic fowl

fat hen British & World English

a herbaceous plant with mealy edible leaves, often considered to be a weed

bush-hen British & World English

an Australasian rail (bird) with plain brown and grey plumage

Cape hen British & World English

the white-chinned petrel of southern oceans, with mainly dark brown plumage

hen night British & World English

a celebration held for a woman who is about to get married, attended only by women

hen party British & World English

a social gathering of women, especially a hen night

hen harrier British & World English

a widespread harrier of open country, the male of which is mainly pale grey and the female brown

mother hen British & World English

a person who sees to the needs of others, especially in a fussy or interfering way

native hen British & World English

a moorhen found in Australia, with mainly dark plumage and a greenish bill

Blue Hen State British & World English

a nickname for the state of Delaware.

hen and chickens British & World English

any of a number of plants producing additional small flower heads or offshoots

hencoop British & World English

a cage or pen for keeping poultry in

henhouse British & World English

a small shed for keeping poultry in

moorhen British & World English

a small aquatic rail with mainly blackish plumage

waterhen British & World English

an aquatic rail, especially a moorhen or related bird

mallee hen in malleefowl (also mallee hen) British & World English

a megapode (bird) found in the mallee scrub of southern Australia, with pale patterned plumage

prairie hen in prairie chicken (also prairie hen) British & World English

a large North American grouse found on the prairies, the male being noted for the display dance in which it inflates two orange neck pouches and makes a booming sound

native hen in hen British & World English

used in names of birds, especially waterbirds of the rail family, e.g. moorhen, native hen

hen English-French

poule f

hen English-Italian

gallina f

hen English-Spanish

gallina

hen night English-French

soiréeavant le mariage de l'une d'elles

hen party English-German

[Damen]kränzchen

hen night English-Italian

addio m al nubilato

hen party English-Italian

festa f di addio al nubilato

hen-pecked English-French

hen-pecked husband

battery hen English-German

Batteriehuhn

broody hen English-Italian

chioccia f


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