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plural crows
: any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus)
2
capitalized
: corvus
3
: humble pie
the braggart was forced to eat crow
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: to make the loud shrill sound characteristic of a cock
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: to utter a sound expressive of pleasure
3
a
: to exult gloatingly especially over the distress of another
b
: to brag exultantly or blatantly
: to say with self-satisfaction
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: the cry of the cock
2
: a triumphant cry
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plural Crow also Crows
: a member of an Indigenous people of the Great Plains between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers
Note: The names Apsáalooke or Absaroka are often used by Crow as self-designations.
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: the Siouan language of the Crow people
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