Henharm

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.] (Zool.)
     The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,


     pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray
     hen.
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     Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the
           female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen.
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     {Hen clam}. (Zool.)
     (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} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), one of several species of large hawks
        which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk
        ({Buteo borealis}), the red-shouldered hawk ({Buteo
        lineatus}), and the goshawk.
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