What is any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake called?
crake — Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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