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Definition of Hen harrier

Hen harrier
Hen Hen, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h["o]na; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. Chanticleer.] (Zo["o]l.) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen. Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen. Hen clam. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A clam of the Mactra, and allied genera; the sea clam or surf clam. See Surf clam. (b) A California clam of the genus Pachydesma. Hen driver. See Hen harrier (below). Hen harrier (Zo["o]l.), a hawk (Circus cyaneus), found in Europe and America; -- called also dove hawk, henharm, henharrow, hen driver, and usually, in America, marsh hawk. See Marsh hawk. Hen hawk (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of large hawks which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis), the red-shouldered hawk (B. lineatus), and the goshawk.

Meaning of Hen harrier from wikipedia

- The hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) is a bird of prey. It breeds in Eurasia. The term "hen harrier" refers to its former habit of preying on free-ranging...
- referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight (probably the hen harrier), and pygargus is Modern Latin derived from the Gr**** pugargos, from...
- are recognised. The northern harrier was formerly considered to be conspecific with the hen harrier. The northern harrier is 41–52 cm (16–20 in) long with...
- referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight ('probably the hen harrier), and macrourus is "long-tailed", from makros (long) and -ouros (-tailed)...
- Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus), hen harrier (Circus cyaneus), and pallid harrier (Circus macrourus). The genus contains 16 species: † Eyles's harrier, Circus...
- cross-border hen harrier protection project". BBC News. 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2016. "Hen harriers breed in Bowland". Retrieved 5 July 2018. "Hen harriers have...
- prey named for its circling flight (kirkos, "circle"), probably the hen harrier. The specific aeruginosus is Latin for "rusty". Two subspecies are recognised:...
- land at Geltsdale since the 1970s, protecting upland birds such as the hen harrier and black grouse. In 2025 the RSPB announced a major expansion of the...
- Lush supported the first Hen Harrier Day, with all its UK stores prominently highlighting the illegal ****cution of hen harriers on upland grouse moors...
- next book, Bowland Beth: The Life of an English Hen Harrier, a study of the ****cution of the hen harrier on the grouse moors of the Forest of Bowland,...