英语词汇“moorhen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

moorhen

释义

moor¹ /moor/ or (Scot) muir /mür, mār or mūr/

noun

A wide expanse of uncultivated ground, esp upland, often covered with heath, and having a poor, peaty soil
A heath

ORIGIN: OE mōr

moorˈish or moorˈy adjective

moorˈ-band noun

A hard ferruginous layer formed under moorland soil (also moorˈ-band pan or moorˈ-pan)

moorˈburn or muirˈburn noun (Scot)

The seasonal burning of heather, etc on moorland to promote new growth

moorˈbuzzard noun

The marsh-harrier

moorˈcock or moorˈfowl noun

Red, or black, grouse

moor grass noun

Any of a variety of grasses found in moorland areas

moorˈhen noun

moorˈill noun (Scot)

A cattle disease of moorland districts, marked by haemoglobin in the urine

moorˈland noun

adjective

Of moorland

moorˈlog noun

A deposit of decayed woody material under a marsh, etc

moorˈman noun

An inhabitant of a moor

moorˈ-pout or (Scot) muirˈ-pout /-powt/, moorˈ-poot or (Scot) muirˈ-poot /-poot/ noun

A young grouse

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