Wachtelkönig

German

Etymology

Wachtel + König. From the 16th Century, the plumage of the bird resembles that of a quail.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaxtl̩køːnɪç/

Noun

Wachtelkönig m (genitive Wachtelkönigs, plural Wachtelkönige)

  1. corncrake

Declension

Synonyms

  • Wiesenralle f

Further reading

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