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    WOOD HEN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fightingplay

    Synonyms:

    maori hen; weka; wood hen

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("wood hen" is a kind of...):

    rail (any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud)

    Holonyms ("wood hen" is a member of...):

    Gallirallus; genus Gallirallus (rails of New Zealand)

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