carrion crow
a European crow, Corvus corone, that feeds on carrion.
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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.
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tin B Calnge | UnknownBy 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. HudsonThe 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. HudsonThe - 235 - large birds commonly seen are the rook, carrion crow, daw, and wood-pigeon.
Birds in London | W. H. HudsonThis 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
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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