Meanings
nounhen harrier (plural hen harriers)
plural hen harriers
- A bird of prey, Circus cyaneus, which breeds in the northern parts of Eurasia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncommon harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land
Similar
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek πύγαργος
- πύγαργος (púgargos)bird
Basque mirotz zuri
- mirotz zuribird
Bulgarian полски блатар
- полски блатар (polski blatar)bird
Catalan arpella pàl·lida
- arpella pàl·lidabird
Czech moták pilich
- moták pilichbird
Danish blå kærhøg
- blå kærhøgbird
Dutch blauwe kiekendief
- blauwe kiekendiefbird
Estonian välja-loorkull
- välja-loorkullbird
Finnish sinisuohaukka
- sinisuohaukkabird
French busard Saint-Martin
- busard Saint-Martinbird
German Kornweihe
- Kornweihebird
Irish cromán na gcearc, préachán na gcearc
- cromán na gcearcbird
- préachán na gcearcbird
Italian albanella reale
- albanella realebird
Lithuanian javinė lingė
- javinė lingėbird
Norwegian Bokmål myrhauk, blå kjerrhauk
- myrhaukbird
- blå kjerrhaukbird
Polish błotniak zbożowy
- błotniak zbożowybird
Romanian erete vânăt, uliu vânăt
- erete vânătbird
- uliu vânătbird
Russian полево́й лу́нь
- полево́й лу́нь (polevój lúnʹ)bird
Scottish Gaelic clamhan-fionn, eun-fionn
- clamhan-fionnbird
- eun-fionnbird
- clamhan-nan-cearcbird
Spanish aguilucho pálido
- aguilucho pálidobird
Swedish blå kärrhök
- blå kärrhökbird
Turkish gökçe tuygun
- gökçe tuygunbird
Ukrainian лунь польовий
- лунь польовий (lunʹ polʹovyj)bird
Welsh boda tinwyn
- boda tinwynbird
Cite this entry
APA
hen harrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hen%20harrier
MLA
“hen harrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hen%20harrier. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hen harrier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hen%20harrier.
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