water chicken

noun

The moorhen

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Meanings

nounwater chicken (plural water chickens)

plural water chickens

  1. The moorhen

Origin

Compare French poule d'eau and Spanish polla de agua

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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