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fish crow

noun

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



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Word History and Origins

Origin of fish crow1

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Example Sentences

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Chimney swift, northern flicker, fish crow, killdeer, Baltimore oriole and gray catbird among them.

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“We have two crows around here: the American crow, which is the normal crow, then something called the fish crow,” Bruce said.

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“There’s something beautiful about this fish crow perched where Audubon breathed his last,” said Mr. Gitler of a gorgeously alert bird glaring four stories high above a gas station on West 155th Street that now occupies part of the old Audubon estate.

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Responding to a report about an injured hawk, officers found an injured fish crow.

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Only the fish crow population has held on, but not surprisingly, they tend to congregate along the shorelines.

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