water hen in English

noun
1
an aquatic rail, especially a moorhen or related bird.
Mr Deacon says that far from damaging wildlife, the lake and wetlands already attract kingfishers, mallards, woodpeckers, coots, waterhens , curlews, plovers, deer and foxes.
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1. In southern Louisiana, the Coot is referred to by the French name "poule d'eau," which translates into English as "water hen"

2. 11 words related to Coot: rail, Fulica, genus Fulica, American Coot, Fulica americana, marsh hen, mud hen, water hen, Fulica atra, Old World Coot, covert