- king rail
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a large, long-billed rail, Rallus elegans, of North America, having reddish-brown plumage.[1825-35, Amer.]
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King rail — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
King Rail — Taxobox name = King Rail status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=Cornell Lab of Ornithology|year=2003|title=King Rail|downloaded=29 Nov 2007 Conservation Status Severe declines in northern part of range, but… … Wikipedia
king rail — karališkoji vištelė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Rallus elegans angl. king rail vok. Königsralle, f rus. королевский пастушок, m pranc. râle élégant, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – ilgasnapės vištelės … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
king rail — noun : a rather large long billed No. American rail (Rallus elegans) having plumage streaked above with black and tawny olive and a rufous of cinnamon red breast when in full plumage * * * a large, long billed rail, Rallus elegans, of North… … Useful english dictionary
King — King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
King auk — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
King bird of paradise — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
King card — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
King Cole — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
King conch — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
