Usually means: Small, secretive wetland bird species.
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  3. water rail: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. water rail: Collins English Dictionary
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  9. Water rail: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Water rail: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. Water rail: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. water-rail: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (water rail)

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

Similar:
watercock, Virginia rail, rail, white-throated rail, little grebe, waterhen, grey-throated rail, king rail, river swallow, railbird, more...

Opposite:
land rail, dry rail, ground rail

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Similar:
watercock, Virginia rail, rail, white-throated rail, little grebe, waterhen, grey-throated rail, king rail, river swallow, railbird, more...

Opposite:
land rail, dry rail, ground rail



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