fish crow

noun

1. a crow, Corvus ossifragus, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, that feeds on fish, mollusks, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fish crow¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

It lives chiefly in the pine barrens of Florida and is much less common in the state than the Fish Crow.

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The fish crow is one of the most active enemies of our small birds.

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The fish crow, however, is the much greater enemy of the birds.

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Here is another Southern bird, the fish-crow, smaller than ours, you see.

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The Fish Crow is the smaller of the two, lives along the coast, and does not often go further north than Connecticut.

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