Corncake vs. Corncrake: What's the Difference?

Corncake and Corncrake Definitions
Corncake
See johnnycake.
Corncrake
A common bird (Crex crex) of Eurasia and Africa, having a short bill and brownish-yellow plumage and found in grain fields and meadows.
Corncake
Johnnycake
Corncrake
A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.
Corncrake
A bird (Crex crex or Crex pratensis) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; - called also corn bird.
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Corncrake
Common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields