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GRAY HEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gray hen mean? 

GRAY HEN (noun)
  The noun GRAY HEN has 1 sense:

1. female black grouseplay

  Familiarity information: GRAY HEN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRAY HEN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Female black grouse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

gray hen; grayhen; grey hen; greyhen; heath hen

Hypernyms ("gray hen" is a kind of...):

black grouse (grouse of which the male is bluish-black)


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