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  • 1crow — crow1 [krō] n. [ME croue < OE crawa, akin to Ger krähe, ON kraka < IE base * ger , echoic of hoarse cry > CRAKE, CRANE, CRACK1] 1. a) any of a genus (Corvus) of large, nonmigratory corvids with glossy black plumage and a typical harsh… …

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  • 2New Caledonian Crow — Conservation status Least Concern&# …

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  • 3Grey Crow — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 4Rainbow crow — The story of the Rainbow Crow is a Lenape legend, symbolizing the value of selflessness and service. After a long period of cold weather, the animals of the community become worried. They decide to send a messenger to the Great Sky Spirit to ask… …

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  • 5ker-1, kor-, kr- —     ker 1, kor , kr     English meaning: a kind of sound (hoarse shrieking, etc..), *crane     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schallnachahmung for heisere, rauhe Töne, solche Tierstimmen and die sie ausstoßenden Tiere”     Note: Root ker 1, kor , kr : “a …

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  • 6List of demons in the Ars Goetia — The demons names (given below) are taken from the Ars Goetia, which differs in terms of number and ranking from the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum of Johann Weyer. As a result of multiple translations, there are multiple spellings for some of the names …

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  • 7Jackdaw — This article is about the species Coloeus monedula, sometimes known as the Eurasian Jackdaw. For the species Coloeus dauuricus of eastern Asia, see Daurian Jackdaw. For other uses, see Jackdaw (disambiguation). Jackdaw …

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  • 8Croak — (kr[=o]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Croaked}. (kr[=o]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Croaking}.] [From the primitive of AS. cracettan to croak as a raven; akin to G. kr[aum]chzen to croak, and to E. creak, crake.] 1. To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat,… …

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  • 9Croaked — Croak Croak (kr[=o]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Croaked}. (kr[=o]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Croaking}.] [From the primitive of AS. cracettan to croak as a raven; akin to G. kr[aum]chzen to croak, and to E. creak, crake.] 1. To make a low, hoarse noise in… …

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  • 10Croaking — Croak Croak (kr[=o]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Croaked}. (kr[=o]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Croaking}.] [From the primitive of AS. cracettan to croak as a raven; akin to G. kr[aum]chzen to croak, and to E. creak, crake.] 1. To make a low, hoarse noise in… …

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