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Meanings of gray hen in English

Spanish
gallina lira

Female black grouse.

        gallina lira
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        Examples for "greyhen"
        Examples for "greyhen"
        1
        What can have made the grey hen flutter so?
        The Countess Cathleen
        2
        That night the grey hen was placed as the witch had advised, and it was as she had said.
        Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine
        3
        Next morning Robin aroused the sleepers somewhat abruptly by shooting a grey hen with his rifle from the tent door.
        Silver Lake
        4
        In faltering tones Imma told him their mission, conveyed to him the old witch's warning, and presented the grey hen.
        Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine
        5
        She whistled shrilly and in answer to her call a grey hen fluttered toward her; this she gave to the young people.
        Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine
        1
        The heath hen could not be brought back, neither could the passenger pigeon.
        Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation
        2
        The heath hen was one of its closest extinct relatives.
        Wired
        3
        Mr. Maloney believes that research from the heath hen project could help conserve other species as well.
        Wired
        4
        The Attwaters Prairie Chicken is an endangered bird that exhibits similar traits as the heath hen in Texas.
        Wired
        5
        Remember the heath hen.
        Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation
        Usage of gray hen in English
        1
        The large gray hens moved slowly through the air in front of Wilson.
        White Hunter, Black Heart
        2
        Many comfortable gray hens were clucking and scratching about the hay-strewn floor, and a flock of doves sat cooing on the roof.
        Work: A Story of Experience
        3
        'Oh, look at this gray hen!'
        Chambers's Elementary Science Readers / Book I
        4
        "She looked like a little rose sometimes," and David smiled to himself as he fed the gray hens.
        Work: A Story of Experience
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