Meanings
nounOkinawa rail (plural Okinawa rails)
plural Okinawa rails
- A species of rail, Gallirallus okinawae, endemic to Okinawa Island in Japan.
The Japanese Archipelago, fringing the eastern edge of Asia, has a rich avifauna, including what is probably the rarest bird in the world - the Toki or Japanese Crested Ibis, and one of the most recently discovered birds - the Okinawa Rail.
1982, A Field Guide to the Birds of Japan, Tokyo: Kodansha International, page 8
Translations
Dutch okinawaral
- okinawaralGallirallus okinawae
French râle d'Okinawa
- râle d'OkinawaGallirallus okinawae
German Okinawaralle
- OkinawaralleGallirallus okinawae
Japanese 山原水鶏
- 山原水鶏 (Yanbaru kuina)Gallirallus okinawae
Russian ямбару-куина
- ямбару-куина (jambaru-kuina)Gallirallus okinawae
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APA
Okinawa rail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okinawa%20rail
MLA
“Okinawa rail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okinawa%20rail. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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