moorhen vs nelly

moorhen

noun
  • A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica. 

  • Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins. 

nelly

noun
  • A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli. 

  • A silly person. 

  • A person's life. 

  • An effeminate homosexual man. 

adj
  • Unmanly; effeminate. 

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