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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Craw  \Craw\  (kr[add]),  n.  [Akin  to  D.  kraag  neck,  collar,  G. 
  kragen,  Sw  kr[aum]fva  craw,  Dan.  kro,  and  possibly  to  Gr 
  ????  (E.  bronchus),  or  bro`chqos  throat.  [root]25.  Cf  {Crag} 
  neck.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  The  crop  of  a  bird. 
  b  The  stomach  of  an  animal. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  craw 
  n  :  a  pouch  in  many  birds  and  some  lower  animals  that  resembles 
  a  stomach  for  storage  and  preliminary  maceration  of  food 
  [syn:  {crop}] 




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