crow

Definitions

• A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
• The cry of the rooster.
• Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus .
• A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
• (historical) A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
• (among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
• (ethnic slur) A black person.
• (military) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.