English Explanatory Dictionary

sea-crow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various birds which may be found at sea or along the coast, especially those of a size or color similar to a crow, or with similar habits:
  2. A gull.
  3. A chough (Pyrrhocorax spp.).
  4. A cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.).
noun
  1. A sapphirine gurnard, a fish of species Chelidonichthys lucerna (syn. Trigla hirundo).

Word forms

sea-crow sea-crows sea crow seacrow

Etymology

Calque of Latin corvus maritimus (“cormorant”).

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