raillike en · ADJ
Etymology
From rail + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a rail (the bird).
This is the only long flight I have seen and it reminded me of the flight of a water ouzel. The other two flights I have seen were short and raillike.
1926, Arthur Cleveland Bent, Life Histories of North American Birds: Marsh Birds, page 336:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more raillike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most raillike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |