crow
Betekenis
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- A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
- A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
- (slang) Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
- A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
- The mesentery of an animal.
- An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
- (slang) A black person.
- (slang) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/kɹəʊ/
Etymologie
From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below.
Cognate met Nederlands
kraai
Cognate met Duits
Krähe
Cognate met Nederlands
kraaien
Cognate met Duits
krähen
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