crows
Intelligent black birds
Crows is the plural of crow, the intelligent black bird known for its harsh caw and problem-solving abilities.
Groups of crows gather in large roosts, sometimes numbering in the thousands.
The verb form means to make the shrill cry of a rooster, or to boast triumphantly: He crows about his promotion to anyone who'll listen. (Capitalized Crows may refer to the Crow people or the rock band.)
Large black carrion bird
- magpieChattering corvid, loves shinies
- jayColorful crow relative
- rookChess piece or corvid
- jackdawSmall Eurasian crow
beak · feathers · wings · flight · roosting · perching · nesting · plumage
Deliberate unlawful killing
- flockAnimals gathered together
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- roostBird's sleeping spot
assembly · mob · unkindness · cacophony · swarm · clamor · communal · colonial
Fearful anticipation of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
harbinger · portent · death · darkness · battlefield · gallows · graveyard · haunting
Cunning deceiver in myth
- RavenDark-feathered namesake
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
creation · messenger · guide · dreamtime · omen · prophecy · seer
Addressing challenges methodically
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
cleverness · adaptation · reasoning · recognition · puzzle-solving · communication · mimicry · caching
raven
Large black carrion bird
jackdaw · beak · feathers · wings · flight · roosting · perching · nesting · plumage · cawing
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- flockAnimals gathered together
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
roost · assembly · mob · unkindness · cacophony · swarm · clamor · communal · colonial · gregarious
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
macabre · harbinger · portent · death · darkness · battlefield · gallows · graveyard · haunting · superstition
trickster
Cunning deceiver in myth
- RavenDark-feathered namesake
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
folklore · creation · messenger · guide · dreamtime · omen · prophecy · seer
problem-solving
Addressing challenges methodically
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
cunning · cleverness · adaptation · reasoning · recognition · puzzle-solving · communication · mimicry · caching · planning
boast
Speak with excessive pride
triumph · vaunt · rooster · cock-a-doodle-doo
- warm-bloodedmammals, birds, dogs, cats, humans
- farm hazardsdrought, frost damage, flood, hail damage, frost
- farm pestsaphid, aphids, armyworm, boll weevil, corn borer
- flock birdsstarlings, geese, pigeons, sparrows, blackbirds
- nest builderseagles, robins, sparrows, swallows, wrens
- smart animalsdolphin, dolphins, chimp, chimpanzee, orangutan
crowssongbirds
Perching birds with musical calls
canaries · nightingales · doves · hummingbirds · larks
- crown jewelMost valued possession
- crow's feetWrinkles at eye corners
- as the crow fliesDirect distance, ignoring terrain
- crown princeMale successor to throne
- eat crowAcknowledge embarrassing error
- the crownMonarch's ceremonial headwear
crow, scarecrow, crowing, crown, crowbar, crowed, crowfoot, crowberry