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corncrake
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corn·crake  (kôrnkrk)
n.
A common Eurasian bird (Crex crex) with a short bill and brownish-yellow plumage, found in grain fields and meadows.

corncrake [ˈkɔːnˌkreɪk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common Eurasian rail, Crex crex, of fields and meadows, with a buff speckled plumage and reddish wings
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Noun1.corncrake - common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
crake - any of several short-billed Old World rails
Crex, genus Crex - corncrakes
Translations
corncrake [ˈkɔːnkreɪk] Nguión m de codornices


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