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red rail

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A bird of the extinct species †Aphanapteryx bonasia, from the family Rallidae, formerly endemic to Mauritius.

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  • Chinese: 紅秧雞 — bird of extinct Mauritian species
  • Chinese: 红秧鸡 (hóngyāngjī) — bird of extinct Mauritian species
  • Dutch: rode ral — bird of extinct Mauritian species
  • Finnish: mauritiuksenluhtakana — bird of extinct Mauritian species
  • French: poule rouge — bird of extinct Mauritian species
  • French: râle de Maurice — bird of extinct Mauritian species
  • German: Mauritius-Ralle — bird of extinct Mauritian species
  • Hebrew: רלית אדומה \ רָלִית אֲדֻמָּה — bird of extinct Mauritian species
  • Portuguese: galinhola-vermelha-de-maurício — bird of extinct Mauritian species
  • Portuguese: galinhola-vermelha-das-maurícias — bird of extinct Mauritian species
  • Russian: ры́жий маврики́йский пастушо́к (rýžij mavrikíjskij pastušók) — bird of extinct Mauritian species