Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun moorhen

2 senses of moorhen

Sense 1
moorhen, Gallinula chloropus -- (black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes)
       => gallinule, marsh hen, water hen, swamphen -- (any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens)

Sense 2
moorhen -- (female red grouse)
       => red grouse, moorfowl, moorbird, moor-bird, moorgame, Lagopus scoticus -- (reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain)