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Definition of Mud hen

1. Noun. A coot found in North America.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mud Hen

Literary usage of Mud hen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Campfires on Desert and Lava by William Temple Hornaday (1908)
"... in the Giant Cactus—The Crows at the Papago Tanks, and a Murder —Doves—A Bittern Fishing—The mud hen of Sonoyta—Scarcity of Reptiles in November. ..."

2. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"... danger threatens they stiffen into unwinking puff-balls, with only their beady black eyes to betray life. 219. FLORIDA GALLINULE, OR RED-BILLED MUD-HEN. ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The Florida gallinule, or red-billed mud-hen of the United States, is about IS inches long, ... mud-hen, ..."

4. Campfires on Desert and Lava by William Temple Hornaday (1908)
"... in the Giant Cactus—The Crows at the Papago Tanks, and a Murder —Doves—A Bittern Fishing—The mud hen of Sonoyta—Scarcity of Reptiles in November. ..."

5. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"... danger threatens they stiffen into unwinking puff-balls, with only their beady black eyes to betray life. 219. FLORIDA GALLINULE, OR RED-BILLED MUD-HEN. ..."

6. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The Florida gallinule, or red-billed mud-hen of the United States, is about IS inches long, ... mud-hen, ..."

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