单词 | carrion crow |
释义 | carrion crow (once / 33015 pages) n WORD FAMILY carrion crow: carrion crows USAGE EXAMPLESThe weather-cock was a carrion crow, with an arrow in its beak to point to the wind. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) From time to time the guards waved their spears to chase away the kestrels, gulls, and carrion crows paying court to the deceased. George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons(2011) To the west, the skies belong to the carrion crow. Nature(Jun 19, 2014) n American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard Syn|Hyper Coragyps atratus, black vulture New World vulture, cathartid large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures |
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