carrion crow

noun

1. a European crow, Corvus corone, that feeds on carrion.
2. black vulture ( def 1 ).

carrion crow

noun

1. See hooded crow
   a common predatory and scavenging European crow, Corvus corone, similar to the rook but having a pure black bill See also hooded crow

Word History and Origins

Origin of carrion crow¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

That is, the fury of war and carnage which appeared in the form of a carrion crow.

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By accident he had become possessed of a carrion crow, sold to him as a young raven taken from a nest at Ely.

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The larger birds are the wood-pigeon, moorhen, dabchick, and to these the carrion crow may now be added as a breeding species.

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The - 235 - large birds commonly seen are the rook, carrion crow, daw, and wood-pigeon.

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This colony may have sprung from a bird hatched and reared in the nest of a carrion crow or magpie.

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