carrion crow

3 definitions found

carrion crow - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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. (Zool.) 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 (Zool.), an American bird (Quiscalus  quiscula
        ); -- called also purple grackle.
  
     Crow pheasant (Zool.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal.
        It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal.
        
  
     Crow shrike (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), 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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carrion crow - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carrion crow
      n 1: American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard [syn:
           black vulture, carrion crow, Coragyps atratus]