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- noun Plural form of
moorhen .
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Examples
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And the predators have had a devastating impact on local river wildlife, affecting birds such as moorhens, coots, widgeon and teal, fish and most markedly water voles, which have declined by more than 95% over the last 50 years.
BBC News - Home 2011
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At the heart of it all is a charming lake, home to ducks, moorhens and a fleet of creaky wooden rowing boats for hire.
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I remember more gallinules and moorhens from my youth yet they too seem to have become greatly reduced in my childhood stomping grounds.
Think Progress » Fifteen States Have Polluter-Driven Resolutions To Deny Climate Threat 2010
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Virginia: Non-toxic ammunition required for migratory gamebirds snipe, rail, moorhens, gallinulesWashington: Non-toxic shot required in many wildlife areas, pheasant release sites and recreation areas.
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New Jersey: Non-toxic ammunition required for rail, snipe, or moorhens on all state and private lands.
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Wander through a copse to a mere and you can commune with grebes, coots and moorhens.
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New Jersey: Non-toxic ammunition required for rail, snipe, or moorhens on all state and private lands.
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At the heart of it all is a charming lake, home to ducks, moorhens and a fleet of creaky wooden rowing boats for hire.
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Virginia: Non-toxic ammunition required for migratory gamebirds snipe, rail, moorhens, gallinulesWashington: Non-toxic shot required in many wildlife areas, pheasant release sites and recreation areas.
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The resident moorhens and mallards seem to have taken temporary summer leave but will surely soon return.
Country diary 2010
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