carrion crow


noun
  1. a European crow, Corvus corone, that feeds on carrion.

Origin of carrion crow

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First recorded in 1520–30

Words Nearby carrion crow

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How to use carrion crow in a sentence

  • That is, the fury of war and carnage which appeared in the form of a carrion crow.

  • By accident he had become possessed of a carrion crow, sold to him as a young raven taken from a nest at Ely.

    Birds in London | W. H. Hudson
  • The larger birds are the wood-pigeon, moorhen, dabchick, and to these the carrion crow may now be added as a breeding species.

    Birds in London | W. H. Hudson
  • The - 235 - large birds commonly seen are the rook, carrion crow, daw, and wood-pigeon.

    Birds in London | W. H. Hudson
  • This colony may have sprung from a bird hatched and reared in the nest of a carrion crow or magpie.

    Birds and Man | W. H. Hudson

British Dictionary definitions for carrion crow

carrion crow

noun
  1. a common predatory and scavenging European crow, Corvus corone, similar to the rook but having a pure black bill: See also hooded crow

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