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crake
crake [ krayk ] (plural crakes)


noun 
Definition:
 
marsh bird: a marsh bird with a short beak. Native to: Europe, Asia, Africa.

[14th century. < Old Norse kráka "crow," krákr "raven" < an imitation of its sound]
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