"sora" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soras [plural]
Etymology: Early 19th-century sources observe that this term was in use in Virginia; presumably it is from an Indigenous American language of that area. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sora (plural soras)
  1. A rail (Porzana carolina) of North, Central, and northern South America. Categories (lifeform): Rallids Translations (Porzana carolina): американска пъструшка (amerikanska pǎstruška) [feminine] (Bulgarian), soraral [feminine] (Dutch), amerikanhuitti (Finnish), Carolinasumpfhuhn [neuter] (German), voltolino americano [masculine] (Italian), kureczka karolińska [feminine] (Polish), каролинский погоныш (karolinskij pogonyš) [masculine] (Russian), polluela sora [feminine] (Spanish)

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