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carrion crow

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carrion crow

 
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–noun
1. a European crow, Corvus corone, that feeds on carrion.
2. black vulture (def. 1).
Origin:
1520–30

black vulture

 
–noun
1. Also called carrion crow. an American vulture, Coragyps atratus, having a black, bald head and black plumage.
2. any of several Old World vultures, esp. Aegypius monachus, of southern Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
Origin:
1785–95
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carrion crow  
n.  A common European crow (Corvus corone) having glossy black plumage.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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