corncrake
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++corn·crake /ˈkɔːnkreɪk $ ˈkɔːrn-/ noun [countable] HBBa European bird with a loud sharp cry 秧鸡
Examples from the Corpus
corncrake• In telling it, he cackled like a corncrake and waved his arms about.• The corncrake and marsh fritillary have been the victims of intensive agriculture as ploughing and pesticides destroy habitat and insects.corn·crake nounChineseSyllable
with sharp a loud European a bird Corpus
corncrake
corn‧crake /ˈkɔːnkreɪk $ ˈkɔːrn-/
noun [countable]
a European bird with a loud sharp cry
corn‧crake /ˈkɔːnkreɪk $ ˈkɔːrn-/
noun [countable]a European bird with a loud sharp cry