# Baillon's crake

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaɪ.jɒnz ˌkɹeɪk/

## Definitions
1. A small rallid, Zapornia pusilla (syn. Porzana pusilla), distributed unevenly throughout Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.

## Etymology
Named after French naturalist and collector Louis Antoine François Baillon (1778–1855) /lwi ɑ̃.twan fʁɑ̃.swa ba.jɔ̃/.

## Source
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