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hazelhen

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See also: hazel-hen and hazel hen

English

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Etymology

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Probably a calque of German Haselhuhn.[1]

Noun

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hazelhen (plural hazelhens)

  1. A hazel grouse.

References

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  1. ^ 1824, The Birds of Aristophanes, notes by Henry Francis Cary on p. 23.
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