fish crow

American  

noun

1. a crow, Corvus ossifragus, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, that feeds on fish, mollusks, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of fish crow

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

Chimney swift, northern flicker, fish crow, killdeer, Baltimore oriole and gray catbird among them.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

An American crow makes the familiar caw, while the smaller fish crow says “uh-uh.”

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2016

Only the fish crow population has held on, but not surprisingly, they tend to congregate along the shorelines.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2016

This week, an Italian mural artist named Hitnes has been painting a portrait of a fish crow on a wall at Broadway and 155th Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2015

The fish crow, however, is the much greater enemy of the birds.

From Bird Neighbors by Blanchan, Neltje