n.
Pronunciation: ' kr ō
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English crowe, from Old English cr ā we; akin to Old High German kr ā wa crow, Old English cr ā wan to crow
Date: before 12th century
1 : any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus )
2 capitalized a : a member of an American Indian people of the region between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers b : the language of the Crow people
3 capitalized : CORVUS
4 : HUMBLE PIE <the braggart was forced to eat crow >
– as the crow flies : in a straight line