Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baillon's crake

/ˈbaɪ.jɑnz ˌkɹeɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Bail-lon's crake
IPA: /ˈbaɪ.jɑnz ˌkɹeɪk/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small rallid, Zapornia pusilla (syn. Porzana pusilla), distributed unevenly throughout Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.

Etymology

Named after French naturalist and collector Louis Antoine François Baillon (1778–1855) /lwi ɑ̃.twan fʁɑ̃.swa ba.jɔ̃/.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbaɪ.jɑnz ˌkɹeɪk/
British English: /ˈbaɪ.jɒnz ˌkɹeɪk/

Inflected Forms

Baillon's crakes (plural)

Synonyms

marsh crake

Questions

How do you pronounce baillon's crake?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaɪ.jɑnz ˌkɹeɪk/.
What does baillon's crake mean?: A small rallid, Zapornia pusilla (syn. Porzana pusilla), distributed unevenly throughout Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.
Where does baillon's crake come from?: Named after French naturalist and collector Louis Antoine François Baillon (1778–1855) /lwi ɑ̃.twan fʁɑ̃.swa ba.jɔ̃/.

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