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rice hen

rice hen noun: the common American gallinule.

Noun

rice hen (plural rice hens)

  1. The common American gallinule.

Forms of rice hen

pluralrice hens

Questions about rice hen

What does rice hen mean?
Rice hen means the common American gallinule.
What part of speech is rice hen?
Rice hen is a noun.
What is the plural of rice hen?
The plural of rice hen is rice hens.

Words near rice hen in the dictionary

  1. rice glue
  2. rice glues
  3. rice grass
  4. rice growing
  5. rice hat
  6. rice hen
  7. rice hens
  8. rice hull
  9. rice huller
  10. rice hullers
  11. rice hulls

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