corncrake

See also: corn-crake and corn crake

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Etymology

From corn +‎ crake.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːnkɹeɪk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹnˌkɹeɪk/

Noun

corncrake (plural corncrakes)

  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.

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