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water rail

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

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noun

Meaning 1

a small wetland bird (Rallus aquaticus) of the family Rallidae that breeds in marshes and reedbeds across Europe and Asia.

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  • Bulgarian: креща́лец (kreštálec) — Rallus aquaticus
  • Catalan: rascló — Rallus aquaticus
  • Czech: chřástal vodní — Rallus aquaticus
  • Danish: vandrikse — Rallus aquaticus
  • Dutch: waterral — Rallus aquaticus
  • Faroese: jarðarkona — Rallus aquaticus
  • Finnish: luhtakana — Rallus aquaticus
  • German: Wasserralle — Rallus aquaticus
  • Italian: porciglione — Rallus aquaticus
  • Japanese: 水鶏 (kuina) — Rallus aquaticus
  • Norman: râle dg'ieau — Rallus aquaticus
  • Polish: wodnik — Rallus aquaticus
  • Portuguese: frango-d'água — Rallus aquaticus
  • Romanian: cârstel de baltă — Rallus aquaticus
  • Russian: водяно́й пастушо́к (vodjanój pastušók) — Rallus aquaticus
  • Spanish: rascón europeo — Rallus aquaticus
  • Swedish: vattenrall — Rallus aquaticus
  • Venetan: forsana — Rallus aquaticus
  • Volapük: ralut — Rallus aquaticus