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crow
- Main Entry:
- 1crow

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈkrō\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe; akin to Old High German krāwa crow, Old English crāwan to crow
- Date:
- before 12th century
1: any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus)2capitalized a: a member of an American Indian people of the region between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers b: the language of the Crow people3capitalized : corvus4: humble pie <the braggart was forced to eat crow>
— as the crow flies : in a straight line
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