chough
Americannoun
noun
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a large black passerine bird, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, of parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a long downward-curving red bill: family Corvidae (crows)
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a smaller related bird, Pyrrhocorax graculus, with a shorter yellow bill
Etymology
Origin of chough
1275–1325; Middle English choghe; akin to Old English cēo, Dutch kauw, Danish kaa
Vocabulary lists containing chough
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 3
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Example Sentences
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Peter Hall, a National Trust chough monitoring volunteer on the Lizard, is on his 11th year of monitoring the nest sites.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The charity said the Lizard was the prime breeding ground for the Cornish chough with 26 chicks, 11 more than 2025, emerging from eight nests on the peninsula.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The charity said the new birds came from 56 successful breeding pairs meaning the average productivity of a Cornish chough nest was three fledglings.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Take an Australian bird called the white-winged chough.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
She found it easier this time, and there was the chough, with her in her own world, perching on a branch that hung low over the pavement.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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