Corncrake

//ˈkɔɹnˌkɹeɪk// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.
  2. 2
    common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
crex crexland raillandrail

Etymology

From corn + crake.

Related phrases

crex crex

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