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ralline

[ral-ahyn, -in]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.



ralline

/ -ɪn, ˈrælaɪn /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Rallidae , a family of birds that includes the rails, crakes, and coots

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ralline1

1880–85; < New Latin Rall ( us ) name of genus ( rail 3 ) + -ine 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ralline1

C19: from New Latin Rallus rail ³
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Notornis, nō-tor′nis, n. a genus of gigantic ralline birds, with wings so much reduced as to be incapable of flight, which have within historical times become extinct in New Zealand, &c.

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Of rails, or ralline birds, there are ten or twelve, ranging from a small spotted creature no bigger than a thrush to some large majestic birds.

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Where they pass the winter—in what Mentone or Madeira of the ralline race—is not known.

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