Function: noun
Etymology: from its rattle-like call
Date: 1813
: a grayish-brown long-billed American rail ( Rallus longirostris ) that inhabits coastal marshes
Function: noun
Etymology: from its rattle-like call
Date: 1813
: a grayish-brown long-billed American rail ( Rallus longirostris ) that inhabits coastal marshes
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012