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Crex

noun

corncrakes

• Syn: ↑genus Crex

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Rallidae, ↑family Rallidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑corncrake, ↑land rail, ↑Crex crex

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\\ˈkreks\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek krex, a long-legged bird; akin to Greek kirkos hawk — more at circaetus

: a genus of birds (family Rallidae) including the corncrake

Useful english dictionary. 2012.