water railn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə reɪl/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌreɪl/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌreɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., rail n.³

Etymology: < water n. + rail n.³

A Eurasian rail inhabiting reed beds, Rallus aquaticus, having predominantly brown and blue-grey plumage with a red bill, and a call resembling the squeal of a pig.

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fen-cock1880

1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xii. 109 Water-rails are preferred in Italy before Thrushes or Quails.

1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 130 The water rail is a bird of a long slender body, with short concave wings.

1829 Mag. Nat. Hist. 1 289 The water rail has grey wings, spotted with brown; flanks spotted with white; bill, orange underneath.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 637 The keynote of the water-rail's life is secrecy.

2006 Bird Watching Aug. 70/2 Over-wintering Bitterns and Water Rails frequent the reedbeds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	water rail
释义	water railn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə reɪl/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌreɪl/, /ˈwɑdər ˌreɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., rail n.³ Etymology: < water n. + rail n.³ A Eurasian rail inhabiting reed beds, Rallus aquaticus, having predominantly brown and blue-grey plumage with a red bill, and a call resembling the squeal of a pig. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Rallidae (rail) > genus Rallus > rallus aquaticus (water rail) raila1450 coot1547 brook ouzel1611 bidcock1622 water rail1655 runner1668 water crake1676 bilcock1678 velvet runner1678 skiddy1787 fen-cock1880 1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xii. 109 Water-rails are preferred in Italy before Thrushes or Quails. 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 130 The water rail is a bird of a long slender body, with short concave wings. 1829 Mag. Nat. Hist. 1 289 The water rail has grey wings, spotted with brown; flanks spotted with white; bill, orange underneath. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 637 The keynote of the water-rail's life is secrecy. 2006 Bird Watching Aug. 70/2 Over-wintering Bitterns and Water Rails frequent the reedbeds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1655
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