browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about chough
chough |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chough \Chough\, n. [OE. choughe, kowe (and cf OE ca), fr AS ce['o]; cf also D. kauw, OHG. ch[=a]ha; perh. akin to E. caw. [root]22. Cf {Caddow}.] (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the Crow family ({Fregilus graculus}) of Europe. It is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and red legs; -- also called {chauk}, {chauk-daw}, {chocard}, {Cornish chough}, {red-legged crow}. The name is also applied to several allied birds, as the {Alpine chough}. {Cornish chough} (Her.), a bird represented black, with red feet, and beak; -- called also {aylet} and {sea swallow}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chough n : a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
more about chough
This work is licensed under a
