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choughenUK
chough C0329700 (chŭf)n.1. A crowlike Old World bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax, especially P. pyrrhocorax, having black plumage and red legs.2. The white-winged chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos) of Australia, which is similar in appearance to the Old World choughs.
[Middle English, any of various crowlike birds such as the chough and jackdaw; akin to Dutch kauw, jackdaw, probably ultimately imitative of the birds' calls.]chough (tʃʌf) n1. (Animals) a large black passerine bird, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, of parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a long downward-curving red bill: family Corvidae (crows)2. (Animals) alpine chough a smaller related bird, Pyrrhocorax graculus, with a shorter yellow bill[C14: of uncertain origin; probably related to Old French cauwe, Old English cēo]chough (tʃʌf)
n. either of two crowlike birds of the jay family, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and P. graculus, inhabiting mountains and seaside cliffs from W Europe to E Asia. [1275–1325; Middle English choghe] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  chough - a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumagecorvine bird - birds of the crow family |
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chough1. a large black passerine bird, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, of parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a long downward-curving red bill: family Corvidae (crows) 2. alpine chough a smaller related bird, Pyrrhocorax graculus, with a shorter yellow bill choughenUK
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