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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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Amid the many animal metaphors that invariably occupy reactions to my predictions, a dominant theme are dogs and crows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Scavenger animals such as possums, red foxes and crows can be exposed to the virus while devouring the carcasses of infected birds.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Welcome to Fobes Ranch… a truly extraordinary piece of California mountain history,” the listing crows.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

When the fighting nears, the crows chivy them to different hiding places.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The crows chew-chewed overhead, but everything else was still.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff