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GREY HEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does grey hen mean?
• GREY HEN (noun)
The noun GREY HEN has 1 sense:
1. female black grouse
Familiarity information: GREY HEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Female black grouse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
gray hen; grayhen; grey hen; greyhen; heath hen
Hypernyms ("grey hen" is a kind of...):
black grouse (grouse of which the male is bluish-black)
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