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Meaning of heath hen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A female black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).
  2. Any of an extinct subspecies of grouse that once lived in North America (†Tympanuchus cupido cupido).

Equivalents

Suomi teerikana
Gàidhlig liath-chearc

Examples

“The Heath-Hen flutters, (pious Fraud!) to lead / The hot pursuing Spaniel far astray.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Heath Hill heath pea Heath Robinson heath rush heath spotted orchid Heath Town

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