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| NOUN | a brood hen | brood hens | |
| SYNO | brood hen | broody | broody hen | ... |
Translation for 'brood hen' from English to Russian
- brood hen
- наседка {ж}орн.
- brood
- выводок {м}
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- brood parasitism
- гнездовой паразитизм {м}биол.зоол.орн.
- Tasmanian native-hen
- зеленоногая камышница {ж} [Tribonyx mortierii, syn.: Gallinula mortierii]орн.T
- Tasmanian native hen
- зеленоногая камышница {ж} [Tribonyx mortierii, syn.: Gallinula mortierii]орн.T
- (hen / chicken) roost
- unverified насест {м}орн.
- hen's egg
- куриное яйцо {с}гастр.орн.
- hen night [Br.] [coll.]
- девичник {м}
Usage Examples English
- As soon as mating has occurred the hen will deposit 4 to 7 eggs which she will brood for about 20 days.
- High burden leading to poor condition of the hen grouse may not affect the clutch size but can affect her ability to incubate the eggs or brood the chicks so this parasite may indirectly affect chick mortality.
- The slightly cynical, "What a gratifying thing it is in these days to meet with a female devoted to family life" was revised to read, "What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen."
- This species is a host of the pied cuckoo, "Clamator jacobinus", a brood parasite which lay a single egg in the nest.
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