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Rallus

noun
Ral·​lus | \ ˈraləs\

Definition of Rallus

: the type genus of Rallidae comprising slender-billed rails (as the European water rail, the clapper rail, and the king rail)

History and Etymology for Rallus

New Latin, from Medieval Latin rallus rail, from Middle French raale

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