Definition of CRAKE

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Corn crakes usually migrate to spend the winter in the grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa. — Richard O. Prum, New York Times, "The Passion and Peril of Birding," 23 Jan. 2018 The Cedar Beach bird was only the second corn crake recorded in New York State since Grover Cleveland was president. — Richard O. Prum, New York Times, "The Passion and Peril of Birding," 23 Jan. 2018

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