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chough n. 乌鸦的一种 乌鸦的一种 chough n 1: a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumageChough \ 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}.] ( Zool.) 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}. [ 1913 Webster] { Cornish chough} ( Her.), a bird represented black, with red feet, and beak; -- called also { aylet} and { sea swallow}. [ 1913 Webster]
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