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crows

  • present tense form
    of crow (3rd person singular).
    crow
    noun
    any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.

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Her life is saved by one of the crows that she has befriended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

We just saw crows, loitering on fence posts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

There is a chance the crisis widens, its unknowables blooming into view, the crows coming home to roost.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

Birds, from pigeons and crows to the more rare roseate spoonbill, were the inspiration.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

For some reason I thought them stupid and then found initially from parrots, mynah birds, crows, and ravens that they are indeed not only not ignorant and stupid but in many cases smarter than people.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen