Sea-crow

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various birds which may be found at sea or along the coast, especially those of a size or color similar to a crow, or with similar habits:; A gull. regional

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  2. 2
    A sapphirine gurnard, a fish of species Chelidonichthys lucerna (syn. Trigla hirundo). rare

    "[...] the Sea-Crow[, so called] from his Blackness."

  3. 3
    Any of various birds which may be found at sea or along the coast, especially those of a size or color similar to a crow, or with similar habits:; A chough (Pyrrhocorax spp.). regional

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:sea-crow."

  4. 4
    Any of various birds which may be found at sea or along the coast, especially those of a size or color similar to a crow, or with similar habits:; A cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.). regional

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:sea-crow."

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Etymology

Etymology 1

Calque of Latin corvus maritimus (“cormorant”).

Etymology 2

Named either for its dark colour, or from the noise it makes when caught, which is fancied to resemble a crow's caw.

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