bird vs hen

bird and hen both are nouns.

bird is a verb but hen is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bird	Yes	No	Yes	No
hen	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hen is a hyponym of bird; that is, hen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bird:

bird: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
hen: adult female bird

Other hyponyms of bird include dickey-bird, dickeybird, dicky-bird, dickybird, cock, nester, night bird, bird of passage, protoavis, archaeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica, archeopteryx, Sinornis, Ibero-mesornis, archaeornis, flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird, carinate, carinate bird, flying bird, passeriform bird, passerine, nonpasserine bird, bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird, gallinacean, gallinaceous bird, parrot, cuculiform bird, coraciiform bird, apodiform bird, caprimulgiform bird, piciform bird, trogon, aquatic bird, twitterer.

bird (noun)	hen (noun)
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings	adult female chicken
badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers	adult female bird
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt	female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food	flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
informal terms for a (young) woman

bird (verb)	hen (verb)
watch and study birds in their natural habitat

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