moorhen的词源

英文词源

grouse (n.)

type of game bird, 1530s, grows (plural, used collectively), of unknown origin, possibly from Latin or Welsh. Originally the moorhen of the British Isles; later the name was extended to similar birds in other places.

中文词源

moorhen：沼泽鸡，黑水鸡

moor,沼泽，hen,母鸡。

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