noun

1. 1. any of a genus (Corvus) of large, nonmigratory corvids with glossy black plumage and a typical harsh call, including the raven, rook, and jackdaw
   2. certain other unrelated birds, as the turkey vulture
2. Rare a crowbar

Etymology: ME croue < OE crawa, akin to Ger krähe, ON kraka < IE base *ger-, echoic of hoarse cry > crake, crane, crack

intransitive verb crowed, Chiefly Brit.crew (kro̵̅o̅), crowed, crowing crow′·ing

1. to make the shrill cry of a rooster
2. to boast in triumph; exult to crow over a victory
3. to make a sound expressive of well-being or pleasure, as a baby does

Etymology: ME crouen < OE crawan: for IE base see crow

noun

noun

1. pl. Crows or Crow a member of a North American Indian people living in the upper basins of the Yellowstone and Bighorn rivers
2. the Siouan language of this people

Etymology: transl., via Fr gens de corbeaux, lit., people of the ravens, of their native name, apsáaloke, crow people