English Explanatory Dictionary

carrion crow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The common European black crow Corvus corone.
  2. The American black vulture Coragyps atratus.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʰɛːɹi.ən kʰɹoʊː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-carrion crow.wav

Word forms

carrion crow carrion crows

Etymology

From its habit of feeding on carrion.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary