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waterhen

/ˈwɔːtə.hɛn/

waterhen noun: a species of bird in the genus Amaurornis of the family Rallidae.

Noun

waterhen (plural waterhens)

  1. A species of bird in the genus Amaurornis of the family Rallidae.
  2. Synonym of turbo chook.
    Synonyms:
    turbo chook

waterhen meaning in Tamil

waterhen in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of waterhen

Forms of waterhen

pluralwaterhens

Origin of waterhen

From water + hen. Compare Saterland Frisian Woaterhanne, German Low German Waterhenne. Compare also Dutch waterhoen, German Wasserhuhn.

Words formed from waterhen

Questions about waterhen

What does waterhen mean?
Waterhen means a species of bird in the genus Amaurornis of the family Rallidae.
What is waterhen in Tamil?
Waterhen in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Waterhen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is waterhen?
Waterhen is a noun.
How do you pronounce waterhen?
Waterhen is pronounced /ˈwɔːtə.hɛn/.
What is the plural of waterhen?
The plural of waterhen is waterhens.

Words near waterhen in the dictionary

  1. waterhead
  2. waterheaded
  3. waterheading
  4. waterheads
  5. waterhemp
  6. waterhen
  7. waterhens
  8. waterhole
  9. waterholes
  10. waterholic
  11. waterhorse

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Adapted from Wiktionary: waterhen (page history and authors); waterhen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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