Looking for the meaning of the word CORNCRAKE in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of CORNCRAKE with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Corncrake
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɔːnkreɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a secretive Eurasian crake inhabiting coarse grasslands, with mainly brown streaked plumage and a distinctive double rasping call. Due to changes in agricultural practices it is now much rarer in the British Isles than formerly.
Short Definition:secretive Eurasian crake inhabiting coarse grasslands
Variant Forms:
- corn crake
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