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heath hens

heath hens is the plural of heath hen.

Meaning of heath hen

Noun

heath hen (plural heath hens)

  1. A female black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).
    • The Heath-Hen flutters, (pious Fraud!) to lead / The hot pursuing Spaniel far astray.a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    grey hen
  2. Any of an extinct subspecies of grouse that once lived in North America (†Tympanuchus cupido cupido).

Questions about heath hens

What is heath hens the plural of?
Heath hens is the plural of heath hen.

Words near heath hens in the dictionary

  1. Heath End
  2. heath fritillaries
  3. heath fritillary
  4. Heath Green
  5. heath hen
  6. heath hens
  7. Heath Hill
  8. heath pea
  9. heath peas
  10. Heath Robinson
  11. Heath Robinsonesque

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