Rallicula

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Translingual

Etymology

A feminine diminutive of Medieval Latin rallus (rail).

Proper noun

Rallicula f

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – certain forest rails and crakes of Asia and Australasia, now included in Rallina.

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