Found 2 items, similar to carrion crow.
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Definition: carrion crow
carrion crow
n : American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard [syn:
black vulture
,
Coragyps atratus]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Carrion crow
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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1. (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.
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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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2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron
used as a lever; a crowbar.
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Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight
Unto my cell. --Shak.
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3. The cry of the cock. See
Crow, v. i., 1.
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4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
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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).
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Carrion
\Car"ri*on\, a.
Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on
carrion.
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A prey for carrion kites. --Shak.
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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.
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