clapper rail

clapper rail

noun

Definition of CLAPPER RAIL

: a grayish-brown long-billed American rail (Rallus longirostris) that inhabits coastal marshes

Origin of CLAPPER RAIL

from its rattle-like call

First Known Use: 1813

Rhymes with CLAPPER RAIL

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