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sea hens

sea hens is the plural of sea hen.

Meaning of sea hen

Noun

sea hen (plural sea hens)

  1. Any of various seabirds, including
    • Besides the penguin many other birds are here to be found, among which may be mentioned sea-hens, blue peterels, teal, ducks, […]1838, [Edgar Allan Poe], The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC
  2. A common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge).
  3. Any member of the genus Sterocorarius (skuas)
  4. lumpsucker, lumpfish, henfish (Cyclopterus lumpus).

Questions about sea hens

What is sea hens the plural of?
Sea hens is the plural of sea hen.

Words near sea hens in the dictionary

  1. sea heath
  2. sea heaths
  3. sea hedgehog
  4. sea hedgehogs
  5. sea hen
  6. sea hens
  7. sea hibiscus
  8. sea hibiscuses
  9. sea hog
  10. sea hogs
  11. sea hollies

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