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water rails

water rails is the plural of water rail.

Meaning of water rail

Noun

water rail (plural water rails)

  1. a small wetland bird (Rallus aquaticus) of the family Rallidae that breeds in marshes and reedbeds across Europe and Asia.
    • I crawled along the side of the marsh, crouched down quietly in a cow pat and waiter for the Water-rail to appear.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 57

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What is water rails the plural of?
Water rails is the plural of water rail.

Words near water rails in the dictionary

  1. water python
  2. water pythons
  3. water race
  4. water races
  5. water rail
  6. water rails
  7. water ram
  8. water rams
  9. water rat
  10. water rats
  11. water repellent

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