From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcorncrakecorn‧crake /ˈkɔːnkreɪk $ ˈkɔːrn-/ noun [countable] HBBa European bird with a loud sharp cry
Examples from the Corpus
corncrake• In telling it, he cackled like a corncrake and waved his arms about.• The corncrake and marsh fritillary have been the victims of intensive agriculture as ploughing and pesticides destroy habitat and insects. 