corn crake

noun

1. a short-billed Eurasian rail, Crex crex, frequenting grainfields.

Word History and Origins

Origin of corn crake¹

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

All that is winged, even the grating corn crake, is painted with a mystical birder’s unworldly rose-colored pianistic glasses.

From Los Angeles Times

The Cedar Beach bird was only the second corn crake recorded in New York State since Grover Cleveland was president.

From New York Times

The following day, hundreds of birders from as far as North Carolina, Michigan and Minnesota came to see the corn crake, which was lucky for them because he soon died, hit by a car on the busy parkway.

From New York Times

For each lucky birder who saw the Cedar Beach corn crake, there are thousands of others who wish they had, myself included.

From New York Times

The machair, which supports species such as the corn crake, ringed plover and great yellow bumblebee, is unique to the British Isles and 70% is found in western Scotland - but many parts are suffering from erosion and could be further damaged by rising sea levels and flooding, it is claimed.

From BBC