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hazelhen

hazelhen

See also: hazel-hen and hazel hen

English

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Noun

hazelhen ‎(plural hazelhens)

  1. A hazel grouse.

References

  1. ↑ 1824, The Birds of Aristophanes, notes by Henry Francis Cary on p. 23.

Etymology

Probably a calque of German Haselhuhn.[1]

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