Corncrake

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  corncrake
       n : common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields [syn: {land
           rail}, {Crex crex}]