crake
/kreɪk/noun
1- a bird of the rail family, especially one with a short bill like the corncrake（尤指短喙长脚）秧鸡。
1.1
- Family Rallidae: several genera, in particular Porzana, and numerous species.秧鸡科：数属, 尤指田鸡属, 众多种。
1.2
- the rasping cry of the corncrake长脚秧鸡嘎嘎的叫声。
词源
Middle English (originally denoting a crow or raven)：from Old Norse kráka, krákr, of imitative origin.