Baillon's crake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A small rallid, Zapornia pusilla (syn. Porzana pusilla), distributed unevenly throughout Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.

Pronunciation

bī′yŏnz krāk′ bī′lŏnz krāk′ bă′yôɴz krāk′ /ˈbaɪ.jɒnz ˌkɹeɪk/ /ˈbaɪ.lɒnz ˌkɹeɪk/ /ˈbæ.jɔ̃ːz ˌkɹeɪk/ /ˈbaɪ.jɑnz ˌkɹeɪk/ /ˈbaɪ.lɑnz ˌkɹeɪk/ /ˈbæ.jɒ̃z ˌkɹeɪk/ /ˈbɑɪ.jɔnz ˌkɹæɪk/ /ˈbɑɪ.lɔnz ˌkɹæɪk/ /ˈbæ.jõːz ˌkɹæɪk/ /ˈbaɪ.jɒnz ˌkɹæɪk/ /ˈbaɪ.lɒnz ˌkɹæɪk/ /ˈbɛ.jõːz ˌkɹæɪk/ /ˈbaɪ.jɔnz ˌkɹek/ /ˈbaɪ.lɔnz ˌkɹek/ /ˈba.jɔ̃z ˌkɹek/ /ˈbaj.jɒnz ˌkɾeːk/ /ˈbaj.lɒnz ˌkɾeːk/ /ˈbæ.jɒ̃z ˌkɾeːk/

Word forms

Baillon's crake Baillon's crakes

Etymology

Named after French naturalist and collector Louis Antoine François Baillon (1778–1855) /lwi ɑ̃.twan fʁɑ̃.swa ba.jɔ̃/.

Synonyms

marsh crake

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