corncrake n 1: common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields [syn: {corncrake}, {land rail}, {Crex crex}]
Corncrake \Corn"crake`\ (k[^o]rn"kr[=a]k`), n. (Zool.) A bird ({Crex crex} or {Crex pratensis}) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also {corn bird}. [1913 Webster]