heath hen

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heath hen

noun heath hens

A female black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix). The Heath-Hen flutters, (pious Fraud!) to lead / The hot pursuing Spaniel far astray.
Similar: grey hen
Any of an extinct subspecies of grouse that once lived in North America (†Tympanuchus cupido cupido).

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@misc{heath_hen_2026,
  title = {heath hen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heath%20hen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}