murder of crows
Corvid collective noun
A murder of crows is the traditional collective noun for a group of crows, like a pride of lions or a flock of sheep.
These fanciful group names date to medieval hunting manuals.
Murder stuck for crows, perhaps because of their black plumage, harsh calls, and association with battlefields and carrion: A murder of crows gathered in the oak tree.
- flockAnimals gathered together
- collective nounTerm for grouped entities
- ravensLarge black scavenging birds
- blackbirdsDark-plumaged songbirds
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
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