Water crake

Water crake
Water crake Wa"ter crake` (Zo["o]l.) (a) The dipper. (b) The spotted crake ({Porzana maruetta}). See Illust. of {Crake}. (c) The swamp hen, or crake, of Australia. [1913 Webster]

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  • spotted crake — /spɒtəd ˈkreɪk / (say spotuhd krayk) noun 1. a small endemic Australian crake, Porzana fluminea, found in well vegetated swamps, estuaries, etc., in western and eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania; Australian crake; Australian spotted crake;… …  

  • spotted crake — noun Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes • Syn: ↑Porzana porzana • Hypernyms: ↑crake • Member Holonyms: ↑Porzana, ↑genus Porzana * * * noun : a small European rail ( …   Useful english dictionary

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