grayhen

/ˈɡreɪˌhɛn/
noun
  1. A female grouse, especially the gray or heath hen, with grayish-brown feathers.
    • The grayhen led her chicks through the underbrush, searching for berries.
    • Hunters are only allowed to shoot male grouse, not the grayhen, during the season.
    • We spotted a grayhen pecking at seeds near the edge of the forest.
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