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Baillon's crake

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • standard: bī′yŏnz krāk′
  • bī′lŏnz krāk′ spelling
  • bă′yôɴz krāk′ after French
  • Received-Pronunciation, standard: /ˈbaɪ.jɒnz ˌkɹeɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ.lɒnz ˌkɹeɪk/ spelling
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbæ.jɔ̃ːz ˌkɹeɪk/ after French
  • Canada, General-American, standard: /ˈbaɪ.jɑnz ˌkɹeɪk/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈbaɪ.lɑnz ˌkɹeɪk/ spelling
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈbæ.jɒ̃z ˌkɹeɪk/ after French
  • Australian, standard: /ˈbɑɪ.jɔnz ˌkɹæɪk/
  • Australian: /ˈbɑɪ.lɔnz ˌkɹæɪk/ spelling
  • Australian: /ˈbæ.jõːz ˌkɹæɪk/ after French
  • New-Zealand, standard: /ˈbaɪ.jɒnz ˌkɹæɪk/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈbaɪ.lɒnz ˌkɹæɪk/ spelling
  • New-Zealand: /ˈbɛ.jõːz ˌkɹæɪk/ after French
  • Scotland, standard: /ˈbaɪ.jɔnz ˌkɹek/
  • Scotland: /ˈbaɪ.lɔnz ˌkɹek/ spelling
  • Scotland: /ˈba.jɔ̃z ˌkɹek/ after French
  • India, standard: /ˈbaj.jɒnz ˌkɾeːk/
  • India: /ˈbaj.lɒnz ˌkɾeːk/ spelling
  • India: /ˈbæ.jɒ̃z ˌkɾeːk/ after French

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noun

Meaning 1

A small rallid, Zapornia pusilla (syn. Porzana pusilla), distributed unevenly throughout Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marsh crake

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Named after French naturalist and collector Louis Antoine François Baillon (1778–1855) /lwi ɑ̃.twan fʁɑ̃.swa ba.jɔ̃/.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: kleinst waterhoen — Zapornia pusilla
  • German: Zwergsumpfhuhn — Zapornia pusilla
  • Polish: karliczka — Zapornia pusilla
  • Romanian: cresteț mic — Zapornia pusilla