woodhen

发音

/ˈwʊd.hɛn/

词形变化

woodhens 复数 woodhens

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of the species Hypotaenidia sylvestris (syns. Gallirallus sylvestris, Tricholimnas sylvestris, Ocydromus sylvestris) of rails in the family Rallidae endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

Maori hen weka

上位词 1

rail

词源

From Middle English wodhen, from Old English wuduhenn (“woodhen, quail”), equivalent to wood + hen.

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