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English
[edit]![](http://178.128.105.246/cars-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/White-breasted_Waterhen_%28Amaurornis_phoenicurus_%29_-_Flickr_-_Lip_Kee.jpg/220px-White-breasted_Waterhen_%28Amaurornis_phoenicurus_%29_-_Flickr_-_Lip_Kee.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From water + hen. Compare Saterland Frisian Woaterhanne, German Low German Waterhenne. Compare also Dutch waterhoen, German Wasserhuhn.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]waterhen (plural waterhens)
- A species of bird in the genus Amaurornis of the family Rallidae.
- Synonym of turbo chook