Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water rail

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter rail
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"I crawled along the side of the marsh, crouched down quietly in a cow pat and waiter for the Water-rail to appear."

Inflected Forms

water rails (plural)

Questions

What does water rail mean?: a small wetland bird (Rallus aquaticus) of the family Rallidae that breeds in marshes and reedbeds across Europe and Asia.

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