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sora

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so⋅ra

  [sawr-uh, sohr-uh]
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–noun
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
Also called sora rail, Carolina rail.

Origin:
1695–1705, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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so·ra   (sôr'ə, sōr'ə)   
n.  A North American rail (Porzana carolina) having grayish-brown plumage and a short stout bill, commonly found in freshwater bogs or swamps.

[Origin unknown.]
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