Corncrake
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corncrake — [kôrn′krāk΄] n. 〚see CRAKE〛 a brown, short billed N European rail (Crex crex), often found in grainfields * * * corn·crake (kôrnʹkrāk ) n. A common Eurasian bird (Crex crex) with a short bill and brownish yellow plumage, found in grain fields and … Universalium
corncrake — ► NOUN ▪ a secretive crake inhabiting coarse grasslands, with a distinctive double rasping call … English terms dictionary
corncrake — [kôrn′krāk΄] n. [see CRAKE] a brown, short billed N European rail (Crex crex), often found in grainfields … English World dictionary
corncrake — paprastoji griežlė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Crex crex angl. corncrake vok. Wachtelkönig, m rus. дергач, m; коростель, m pranc. râle des genêts, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – griežlės sinonimas – griežlė … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
corncrake — noun Date: 15th century a Eurasian short billed rail (Crex crex) that frequents grain fields … New Collegiate Dictionary
corncrake — noun 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 … Wiktionary
corncrake — corn|crake [ˈko:nkreık US ˈko:rn ] n a European bird with a loud sharp cry … Dictionary of contemporary English
corncrake — corn|crake [ kɔrn,kreık ] noun count a European bird with brown feathers and a loud cry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
corncrake — n. common Eurasian bird that is found in grain fields (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
corncrake — noun a secretive crake inhabiting coarse grasslands, with mainly brown streaked plumage and a distinctive double rasping call. [Crex crex.] … English new terms dictionary
