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单词 fish crow
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fish crow


noun

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

Origin of fish crow

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Words nearby fish crow

Fishberg concentration test, fishbolt, fishbone fern, fishbowl, fish cake, fish crow, fish culture, fish doctor, fish duck, fish eagle, fisher
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Example sentences from the Web for fish crow

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

    Lippincott's Magazine. Vol. XII, No. 33. December, 1873.|Various
  • The fish-crow only fishes when it has destroyed all the eggs and young birds it can find.

    Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and, Other Papers|John Burroughs
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