sea-crow

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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
    — For quotations using this term, see Citations:sea-crow.
  2. A sapphirine gurnard, a fish of species Chelidonichthys lucerna (syn. Trigla hirundo). rare
    — [...] the Sea-Crow[, so called] from his Blackness.
  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. 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.

词形变化

sea-crows plural sea crow alternative seacrow alternative sea-crows plural

词源

词源 1
Calque of Latin corvus maritimus (“cormorant”).
词源 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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