red rail

noun

A bird of the extinct species †Aphanapteryx bonasia, from the family Rallidae, formerly endemic to Mauritius.

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Meanings

nounred rail (plural red rails)

plural red rails

  1. A bird of the extinct species †Aphanapteryx bonasia, from the family Rallidae, formerly endemic to Mauritius.

Translations

Chinese 紅秧雞, 红秧鸡
  • 紅秧雞bird of extinct Mauritian species
  • 红秧鸡 (hóngyāngjī)bird of extinct Mauritian species
Dutch rode ral
  • rode ralbird of extinct Mauritian species
Finnish mauritiuksenluhtakana
  • mauritiuksenluhtakanabird of extinct Mauritian species
French poule rouge, râle de Maurice
  • poule rougebird of extinct Mauritian species
  • râle de Mauricebird of extinct Mauritian species
German Mauritius-Ralle
  • Mauritius-Rallebird of extinct Mauritian species
Hebrew רלית אדומה \ רָלִית אֲדֻמָּה
  • רלית אדומה \ רָלִית אֲדֻמָּהbird of extinct Mauritian species
Portuguese galinhola-vermelha-de-maurício, galinhola-vermelha-das-maurícias
  • galinhola-vermelha-de-mauríciobird of extinct Mauritian species
  • galinhola-vermelha-das-mauríciasbird of extinct Mauritian species
Russian ры́жий маврики́йский пастушо́к
  • ры́жий маврики́йский пастушо́к (rýžij mavrikíjskij pastušók)bird of extinct Mauritian species
Cite this entry
APA

red rail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20rail

MLA

“red rail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20rail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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