carrion crow

American  

noun

1. a European crow, Corvus corone, that feeds on carrion.

2. black vulture.

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carrion crow British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of carrion crow

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

Jiří Hřebíček created an artistic image of a carrion crow by using a long shutter speed while moving his camera on purpose.

From BBC

Over the two years that followed, Mr. Hiemstra and his colleagues discovered several other nests, built by Eurasian magpies and carrion crows, that contained anti-bird spikes.

From New York Times

The ancients here would usually be cremated or likely left in their version of a “sky burial,” for the carrion crows to pick clean, the bones collected later, or not.

From Washington Post

Two black carrion crows swooped down on the unprotected head of a woman passing by.

From New York Times

They trained two lab-raised, 1-year-old carrion crows to move or stay still in response to a faint cue displayed on a monitor.

From Science Magazine