The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[=a]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. kr[aum]he; cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow. So named from its cry, from AS. cr[=a]wan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
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(Zo["o]l.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is Corvus corone. The common American crow is Corvus Americanus. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under Carrion.
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A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my cell.
--Shak. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
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The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
Carrion crow. See under Carrion.
Crow blackbird (Zo["o]l.), an American bird ( Quiscalus quiscula); -- called also purple grackle.
Crow pheasant (Zo["o]l.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal.
Crow shrike (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genera Gymnorhina, Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from Australia.
Red-legged crow. See Crough.
As the crow flies, in a direct line.
To pick a crow, To pluck a crow, to state and adjust a difference or grievance (with any one).
Carrion \Car"ri*on\, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.
A prey for carrion kites.
--Shak.
Carrion beetle (Zo["o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphid[ae].
Carrion buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara.
Carrion crow, the common European crow ( Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The common European black crow ''Corvus corone''. 2 The American black vulture ''Coragyps atratus''.
WordNet
n. American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard [syn: black vulture, Coragyps atratus]
Wikipedia
The carrion crow or gorcrow/gore crow, (Corvus corone) is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae and the genus Corvus which is native to western Europe and eastern Asia.
Usage examples of "carrion crow".
He flew low over it, a huge black carrion crow casting a bitter eye over die remains of the unburied warriors of Heureu's army.
A magpie chattered a machine-gun-like early warning and a jay screeched its acknowledgement, set a carrion crow cawing.
Again that fraught and frightening silence, before something croaked from the cliff high above them, a hoarse inhuman sound, like the croak of a carrion crow.
His black cloak hung about him like folded wings, and he looked more than ever like a carrion crow, feasting on a dead carcass.