corncrake

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.

Noun

  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.

    Synonyms: bean-crake landrail

Origin

From corn + crake.

Forms

corncrakes corn crake corn-crake

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