资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See
   {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.]
   A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or
   wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also
   {marish}.]

   {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum})
      with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white
      flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}.

   {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris})
      having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;
      marsh five-finger.

   {Marsh elder}. (Bot.)
   (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}).
   (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt
       marshes ({Iva frutescens}).

   {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above).
      

   {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}.

   {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses
      growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall
      {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very
      young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt
      hay.

   {Marsh harrier} (Zo["o]l.), a European hawk or harrier
      ({Circus [ae]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk},
      {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}.

   {Marsh hawk}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both
       America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above,
       with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse
       hawk}.
   (b) The marsh harrier.

   {Marsh hen} (Zo["o]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of
      fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water
      marshes.

   {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[ae]a} ( {A.
      officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and
      whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent.

   {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.

   {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous
      genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves,
      growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}.
      

   {Marsh quail} (Zo["o]l.), the meadow lark.

   {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S.
      Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully
      astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also
      {sea lavender}.

   {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea})
      found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}.

   {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes
      Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored
      flowers.

   {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}.

   {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}.

   {Marsh wren} (Zo["o]l.), any species of small American wrens
      of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They
      chiefly inhabit salt marshes.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Circus cyaneus
     n : common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes
         and open land [syn: {marsh hawk}, {northern harrier}, {hen
         harrier}]