sea hen
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]- Any of various seabirds, especially the common guillemot.
- 1838, [Edgar Allan Poe], The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
- Besides the penguin many other birds are here to be found, among which may be mentioned sea-hens, blue peterels, teal, ducks, […]