Baillon's crake

English

Etymology

Named after French naturalist and collector Louis Antoine François Baillon (1778–1855) /lwi ɑ̃.twan fʁɑ̃.swa ba.jɔ̃/.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: (standard) yŏnz krāk′, (spelling) lŏnz krāk′, (after French) yôɴz krāk′
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): (standard) /ˈbaɪ.jɒnz ˌkɹeɪk/, (spelling) /ˈbaɪ.lɒnz ˌkɹeɪk/, (after French) /ˈbæ.jɔ̃ːz ˌkɹeɪk/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): (standard) /ˈbaɪ.jɑnz ˌkɹeɪk/, (spelling) /ˈbaɪ.lɑnz ˌkɹeɪk/, (after French) /ˈbæ.jɒ̃z ˌkɹeɪk/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): (standard) /ˈbɑɪ.jɔnz ˌkɹæɪk/, (spelling) /ˈbɑɪ.lɔnz ˌkɹæɪk/, (after French) /ˈbæ.jõːz ˌkɹæɪk/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): (standard) /ˈbaɪ.jɒnz ˌkɹæɪk/, (spelling) /ˈbaɪ.lɒnz ˌkɹæɪk/, (after French) /ˈbɛ.jõːz ˌkɹæɪk/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): (standard) /ˈbaɪ.jɔnz ˌkɹek/, (spelling) /ˈbaɪ.lɔnz ˌkɹek/, (after French) /ˈba.jɔ̃z ˌkɹek/
  • (India) IPA(key): (standard) /ˈbaj.jɒnz ˌkɾeːk/, (spelling) /ˈbaj.lɒnz ˌkɾeːk/, (after French) /ˈbæ.jɒ̃z ˌkɾeːk/
  • Hyphenation: Bail‧lon's crake

Noun

Baillon's crake (plural Baillon's crakes)

  1. A small rallid, Zapornia pusilla (syn. Porzana pusilla), distributed unevenly throughout Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.
    Synonym: marsh crake

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