WATER COCK


Meaning of WATER COCK in English

A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary.      Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster.