sora
/ˈsɔːrə
/ /ˈsəʊrə /(also sora crake or rail)
noun
A common small brown and grey American crake (bird), frequenting marshes.
- Porzana carolina, family Rallidae.
- It reminded me of a story Bud Tordoff told me about a male peregrine falcon who was good at skimming right on top of the water and would bring back sora and pied-billed grebes.
Origin
Early 18th century: probably from an American Indian language.