First Known Use: 1813
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clapper rail
noun
Definition of CLAPPER RAIL
: a grayish-brown long-billed American rail (Rallus longirostris) that inhabits coastal marshes
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Origin of CLAPPER RAIL
from its rattle-like call
Rhymes with CLAPPER RAIL
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