sea hen

noun

Any of various seabirds, including

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Meanings

nounsea hen (plural sea hens)

plural sea hens

  1. Any of various seabirds, including

    Besides the penguin many other birds are here to be found, among which may be mentioned sea-hens, blue peterels, teal, ducks, […]

    1838, [Edgar Allan Poe], The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC
  2. Any of various seabirds, including:
    1. A common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge).
    2. Any member of the genus Sterocorarius (skuas)
  3. lumpsucker, lumpfish, henfish (Cyclopterus lumpus).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lumpsucker

Origin

From sea + hen.

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sea hen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20hen

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“sea hen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20hen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea hen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20hen.

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