Meaning

2 senses
  1. The common European black crow Corvus corone.

    Rabenkrähe, Aaskrähe

    чёрная воро́наčórnaja voróna

    воро́на чо́рнаvoróna čórna

  2. The American black vulture Coragyps atratus.

    Rabengeier

    American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard

Translations

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Corvus corone:
Coragyps atratus:

Origin

From its habit of feeding on carrion.

From its habit of feeding on carrion.

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Forms

plural: carrion crows
Singularcarrion crow
Pluralcarrion crows

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard:black vultureCoragyps atratus

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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