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Okinawa rail

Okinawa rail noun: a species of rail, Gallirallus okinawae, endemic to Okinawa Island in Japan.

okinawa rail: a species of rail, Gallirallus okinawae, endemic to Okinawa Island in Japan
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Noun

Okinawa rail (plural Okinawa rails)

  1. A species of rail, Gallirallus okinawae, endemic to Okinawa Island in Japan.
    • The Japanese Archipelago, fringing the eastern edge of Asia, has a rich avifauna, including what is probably the rarest bird in the world - the Toki or Japanese Crested Ibis, and one of the most recently discovered birds - the Okinawa Rail.1982, A Field Guide to the Birds of Japan, Tokyo: Kodansha International, page 8

Forms of Okinawa rail

pluralOkinawa rails

Questions about Okinawa rail

What does Okinawa rail mean?
Okinawa rail means a species of rail, Gallirallus okinawae, endemic to Okinawa Island in Japan.
What part of speech is Okinawa rail?
Okinawa rail is a noun.
What is the plural of Okinawa rail?
The plural of Okinawa rail is Okinawa rails.

Words near Okinawa rail in the dictionary

  1. Okinagan
  2. Okinagans
  3. okinas
  4. Okinawa
  5. Okinawa diet
  6. Okinawa rail
  7. Okinawa rails
  8. Okinawa spinach
  9. Okinawan
  10. Okinawan habu
  11. Okinawan habus

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