RALLIDAE

Meaning of RALLIDAE in English

the rail family, a bird family that includes the species known as rail, coot, crake, and gallinule (qq.v.).

Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

RALLIDAE — ˈraləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Rallus, type genus + -idae : a family of gruiform birds …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RALLIDAE — Пастушковые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RAIL — I. noun see: rule Date: 14th century 1. a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAIL — Any of about 100 species (family Rallidae) of slender marsh birds found almost worldwide. Rails have short rounded wings, a …
Английский словарь Британика
MOORHEN — or common gallinule Bird of the migratory gallinule species ( Gallinula chloropus , family Rallidae) of Europe, Africa, and eastern …
Английский словарь Британика
GALLINULE — Any of several species of marsh birds (family Rallidae) found in temperate, tropical, and subtropical regions worldwide. Gallinules are about …
Английский словарь Британика
RAIL
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COOT — I. ˈküt, usu -üd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English coote; akin to Dutch koet coot 1. : any …
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WATER HEN — noun : any of various birds of the family Rallidae (as a coot); as a. : gallinule b. : american …
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SWAMPHEN — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : any of various birds (family Rallidae) that frequent swamps: as a. : coot 4 b. : gallinule
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RALLUS — ˈraləs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin rallus rail, from Middle French raale : the type genus …
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PORPHYRULA — pȯ(r)ˈfir(y)ələ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek porphyra purple + New Latin -ula : a genus of birds …
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PORPHYRIO — pȯ(r)ˈfirēˌō noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin porphyrion-, porphyrio water hen, from Greek porphyriōn, from porphyra purple 1. capitalized : …
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MARSH HEN — noun 1. : any of various American birds of the family Rallidae (as the king rail, the clapper rail, and …
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GALLINULE — ˈgaləˌn(y)ül noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Gallinula, genus of birds, from Latin gallinula pullet, chicken, diminutive of gallina …
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FULICA — ˈfyülə̇kə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, coot — more at bald : a genus of aquatic birds …
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CREX — ˈkreks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek krex, a long-legged bird; akin to Greek kirkos hawk — more …
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RAIL (11) — (v.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidae, especially those of the genus Rallus, and …
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GALLINULE — (n.) One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They …
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RAIL — ( v. ) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidae, especially those of the genus …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GALLINULE — ( n. ) One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RALLINE — /ral"uyn, -in/ , adj. belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species. [ 1880-85; Rall …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAIL — rail 1 — railless , adj. — raillike , adj. /rayl/ , n. 1. a bar of wood or metal …
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GALLINULE — /gal"euh noohl', -nyoohl'/ , n. any aquatic bird of the family Rallidae, having elongated, webless toes. [ 1770-80; Gallinula a …
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RAIL — I. ˈrāl noun Etymology: Middle English raile, from Anglo-French raille, reille bar, rule, from Latin regula straightedge, rule — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAIL — vt to rail at. 2. rail ·vt to range in a line. 3. rail ·vt to move or influence by …
Webster English vocab
GALLINULE — noun one of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family rallidae. they …
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RAIL — ~ 1 [ reɪl ] ■ noun 1》 a bar or bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAIL — [rail] n [ME raile, fr. MF reille ruler, bar, fr. L regula ruler, fr. regere to keep straight, direct, rule--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER RAIL — (Rallus aquaticus), slender marsh bird of the family Rallidae (order Gruiformes), native to most of Europe and Asia. Its length …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRUIFORM — Virginia rail (Rallus limicola) Sun bittern (Eurypyga helias) (order Gruiformes), any member of a rather loose assemblage of 12 families …
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