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    Carrion, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.
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    A prey for carrion kites.
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    Carrion beetle (Zool.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphidæ. -- Carrion buzzard (Zool.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara. -- Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.
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    Crow, n. [AS. crāwe a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. krähe; cf. Icel. krāka crow. So named from its cry, from AS. crāwan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
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    1. (Zool.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
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      ☞ The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is Corvus corone. The common American crow is Corvus Americanus. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under Carrion.
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    2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
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      Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight
      Unto my cell.
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    3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
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    4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
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      Carrion crow. See under Carrion. -- Crow blackbird (Zool.), an American bird (Quiscalus quiscula); -- called also purple grackle. -- Crow pheasant (Zool.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal. -- Crow shrike (Zool.), any bird of the genera Gymnorhina, Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from Australia. -- Red-legged crow. See Crough. -- As the crow flies, in a direct line. -- To pick a crow, To pluck a crow, to state and adjust a difference or grievance (with any one).
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