heath hen

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heeth hen]
- /hiθ hɛn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heeth hen]
- /hiθ hɛn/

Definitions of heath hen words

noun heath hen an American gallinaceous bird, Tympanuchus cupido cupido, closely related to the prairie chicken: extinct. 1
noun heath hen the female of the black grouse. 1
noun heath hen a recently extinct variety of the prairie chicken 0
noun heath hen an extinct New England grouse (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) 0
noun heath hen an extinct subspecies of chicken that once lived in North America. 0

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Origin of heath hen

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

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Parts of speech for Heath hen

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heath hen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heath hen usage trend in Literature

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