'Crex pratensis' definitions:
Definition of 'Crex pratensis'
- Corncrake \Corn"crake`\ (k[^o]rn"kr[=a]k`), n. (Zool.)
A bird (Crex crex or Crex pratensis) which frequents
grain fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also
corn bird.
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