Hen

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(Zool.) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen. Hen clam a - (Zool.) 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 (Zool.) 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 (Zool.) 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.

Noun	1.	hen - adult female chicken Synonyms: biddy
	2.	hen - adult female bird
	3.	hen - flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
	4.	hen - female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster

To see a hen in your dream, symbolizes gossip and calamity. You have a tendency to brag about minor things. It may also suggest being "hen-pecked" or that you feel being picked on.Bantam, Jane, Partlet, banty, barn-door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, bird, bitch, bossy, broad, broiler, brood mare, brooder, broody hen, capon, chanticleer, chick, chickabiddy, chicken, chicky, cock, cockerel, cow, dame, doe, doll, domestic fowl, drake, duck, duckling, dunghill fowl, ewe, ewe lamb, filly, fowl, fryer, game fowl, gander, gobbler, goose, gosling, guinea cock, guinea fowl, guinea hen, gyp, heifer, hen turkey, hind, jenny, lioness, mare, minx, nanny, nanny goat, partlet, peahen, poulard, poult, poultry, pullet, roaster, roe, rooster, setting hen, she-bear, she-goat, she-lion, skirt, slut, sow, spring chicken, stewing chicken, tigress, tom, tom turkey, tomato, turkey, turkey gobbler, turkey-cock, vixen, wench