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  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.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Marsh+asphodel+(Bot.),+a+plant+({Nartheeium+ossifragum" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">Marsh grass (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina) of coarse grasses
        growing in marshes; -- called also cord grass. The tall
        Spartina cynosuroides is not good for hay unless cut
        very young. The low Spartina 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 Rallus longirostris of
        salt-water marshes.
  
     Marsh mallow (Bot.), a plant of the genus Alth[ae]a (
        Alth[ae]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
        ({Statice 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" rel="nofollow">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.
        [1913 Webster]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the
           female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     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" rel="nofollow">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 ({Buteo
        lineatus), and the goshawk.
        [1913 Webster]

  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" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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.

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

  hen harrier
     n.
     (topics en Accipiters) A bird of prey, ''Circus cyaneus'', which
  breeds in the northern parts of Eurasia.

  hen harrier
     n.
     (topics en Accipiters) A bird of prey, ''Circus cyaneus'', which
  breeds in the northern parts of Eurasia.

  hen harrier
     n.
     (topics en Accipiters) A bird of prey, ''Circus cyaneus'', which
  breeds in the northern parts of Eurasia.

  hen harrier
     n.
     (topics en Accipiters) A bird of prey, ''Circus cyaneus'', which
  breeds in the northern parts of Eurasia.

  hen harrier
     Englanti n.
     sinisuohaukka

  hen harrier
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=fåglar språk=en) blå kärrhök

  hen harrier /hˈɛn hˈaɹiə/ 
  полски блатар
  bird

  hen harrier /hˈɛn hˈaɹiə/
  Kornweihe 
           Note: Circus cyaneus
   see: harriers, pied harrier, spotted harrier, smoke hawk, African marsh harrier, cinereous harrier, Madagascar marsh harrier, Madagascar harrier, Malagasy marsh harrier, Malagasy harrier, eastern marsh harrier, black harrier, western marsh harrier, Eurasian marsh harrier, pale harrier, pallid harrier, swamp harrier, Australasian marsh harrier, Pacific marsh harrier, swamp-hawk, New Zealand hawk, long-winged harrier, Montagu's harrier
  

  hen harrier /hˈɛn hˈaɹiˌə/
  
  βαλτόκιρκος

  hen harrier /hˈɛn hˈaɹiə/ 
  sinisuohaukka
  bird

  hen harrier /hˈɛn hˈaɹiə/ 
  blå kärrhök
  bird