mud hen

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   a coot found in North America

   SynonymsAmerican cootmarsh henwater henFulica americana

   Broadercoot

   Part ofFulica

Questions about mud hen

What does mud hen mean?

mud hen means "a coot found in North America".

What is another word for mud hen?

Close synonyms include American coot, marsh hen, water hen, Fulica americana. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mud hen a common word?

mud hen is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.