Her final winning word was 'moorhen', a female of the medium-sized water birds from the grouse family. def: the female of the red grouse. Language of origin: This word is originally English.

Chris Packham presents the story of the Moorhen. Almost anywhere there's freshwater you might hear or see a moorhen. They're easy to identify from their red and yellow bill, red shield on the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. According to Aboriginal folklore, the dusky moorhen's red and yellow beak and legs are the scars from a feud with the emu.