Baillon's crake

Bail·lon's crake
UK, standard/ˈbaɪ.jɒnz ˌkɹeɪk/UK/ˈbaɪ.lɒnz ˌkɹeɪk/UK/ˈbæ.jɔ̃ːz ˌkɹeɪk/Canada, US, standard/ˈbaɪ.jɑnz ˌkɹeɪk/

noun

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

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marsh crake
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Meanings

nounBaillon's crake (plural Baillon's crakes)

plural Baillon's crakes

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

    Synonyms: marsh crake

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
marsh crake
Also see
marsh crake

Origin

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

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Translations

Dutch kleinst waterhoen
  • kleinst waterhoenZapornia pusilla
German Zwergsumpfhuhn
  • ZwergsumpfhuhnZapornia pusilla
Polish karliczka
  • karliczkaZapornia pusilla
Romanian cresteț mic
  • cresteț micZapornia pusilla
Cite this entry
APA

Baillon's crake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baillon's%20crake

MLA

“Baillon's crake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baillon's%20crake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baillon's crake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baillon's%20crake.

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