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Chough
Pronunciation : Chough
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. choughe, kowe (and cf. OE. ca), fr. AS. ce?; cf. also D. kauw, OHG. chaha; perh. akin to E. caw. *22. Cf. Caddow.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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