母鸡。
Definition of hen noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
hen noun
/hen/
/hen/
a female chicken， often kept for its eggs or meat
a small flock of laying hens
battery hens
Extra Examples
TOPICS BirdsC2
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(especially in compounds)
any female bird
a hen pheasant
COMPARE cock
SEE ALSO moorhen
TOPICS BirdsC2
word Origin
SEE ALSO mother hen
See hen in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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hen party noun
mother hen noun
hen party
hen night
hen parties
Nearby words
hemophilia noun
hemp noun
hen noun
hence adverb
henceforth adverb
10 June 2022
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Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day
“hen”的中文意思是“母鸡”。母鸡，一种家禽，头小，眼椭圆，嘴尖且硬，毛多而密又长，故又名圆毛母鸡，开食迟，采食慢。同一鸡，20.5天出的公鸡多，21天后出的母鸡多。
