water rail

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water rail

noun water rails

  1. a small wetland bird (Rallus aquaticus) of the family Rallidae that breeds in marshes and reedbeds across Europe and Asia. I crawled along the side of the marsh, crouched down quietly in a cow pat and waiter for the Water-rail to appear.

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noun Rallus aquaticus

Españolrascón europeo
日本語水鶏 kuina
Portuguêsfrango-d'água
DeutschWasserralle
Italianoporciglione
Românăcârstel de baltă
Русскийводяно́й пастушо́к vodjanój pastušók

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@misc{water_rail_2026,
  title = {water rail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water%20rail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}