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Moorhuhn
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German
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Etymology
de en moorhen, de Moor Huhn fen, moor hen.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmoːɐ̯ˌhuːn/
de De-Moorhuhn.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Moor huhn
Noun
n,(e)s,^er
willow grouse, willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus species
de Moorschneehuhn
Usage notes
This is a false friend with the waterfowl en moorhen (a type of rail), which is known in German as de Teichralle.
Declension
n,(e)s,^er
Coordinate terms
de Haselhuhn, de Rebhuhn, de Schneehuhn, de Sumpfhuhn
Related terms
de Moorhuhnjagd
de Moorente, de Hochmoor
Further reading
Moorschneehuhn de
de Grouse