woodhen
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English wodhen, from Old English wuduhenn (“woodhen, quail”), equivalent to wood + hen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
woodhen (plural woodhens)
- Any of the species Hypotaenidia sylvestris (syns. Gallirallus sylvestris, Tricholimnas sylvestris, Ocydromus sylvestris) of rails in the family Rallidae endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia.
- 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 233:
- The story of the woodhen is one outstanding conservation triumph in a plethora of tragedy.
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References edit
- “woodhen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “woodhen”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Lord Howe woodhen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hypotaenidia sylvestris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Gallirallus sylvestris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons