Main Entry:

¹crow

Pronunciation:

\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