sea hen

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sea hen

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From sea + hen.

noun sea hens

Any of various seabirds, including Besides the penguin many other birds are here to be found, among which may be mentioned sea-hens, blue peterels, teal, ducks, […]
A common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge).
Any member of the genus Sterocorarius (skuas)
lumpsucker, lumpfish, henfish (Cyclopterus lumpus).

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@misc{sea_hen_2026,
  title = {sea hen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sea%20hen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}