Noun: peahen
| Singular | peahen |
| Plural | peahens |
Sample Sentences
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It shows the peahens that the peacock is strong. [2014, Bill Nye, Corey S. Powell, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation:]
Nouns inflected like peahen
soldier's woundwort,
Nicosian,
whopper,
greypate,
tactile sign language,
chronotrope,
Rosie Lee,
dissentient,
photoinactivator,
sulphonediimine,
coastal waterfall,
residuary devise,
bituminization,
nitrosonaphthol,
smṛiti,
geosphere,
backscreen,
mensuralist,
flocculate,
flocculant, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle English pehenne, equivalent to pea (“peafowl”) + hen. Compare Icelandic páhæna (“peahen”). See also peacock, peafowl, peachick, etc. See: Middle English Nouns '
pehenne', Icelandic Nouns '
páhæna'.
Verbs referencing "peahen"
English Nouns
peacock.