spotted crake

noun

A water bird of species Porzana porzana, breeding in the marshes and sedge beds across temperate Europe into western Asia, wintering in eastern Africa and south Asia.

Similar
Porzana porzana

Meanings

nounspotted crake (countable and uncountable, plural spotted crakes)

plural spotted crakes

  1. countableuncountableA water bird of species Porzana porzana, breeding in the marshes and sedge beds across temperate Europe into western Asia, wintering in eastern Africa and south Asia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEurasian rail of swamps and marshes

Similar
Porzana porzana
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Tüpfelsumpfhuhn
  • TüpfelsumpfhuhnPorzana porzana
Italian voltolino eurasiatico
  • voltolino eurasiaticoPorzana porzana
Romanian cresteț pestriț
  • cresteț pestrițPorzana porzana
Swedish småfläckig sumphöna
  • småfläckig sumphönaPorzana porzana
Turkish bataklık sutavuğu
  • bataklık sutavuğuPorzana porzana
Cite this entry
APA

spotted crake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spotted%20crake

MLA

“spotted crake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spotted%20crake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spotted crake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spotted%20crake.

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