sea-crow
sea-crow noun: a gull.
Noun (1)
sea-crow (plural sea-crows)
Noun (2)
sea-crow (plural sea-crows)
- A sapphirine gurnard, a fish of species Chelidonichthys lucerna (syn. Trigla hirundo).
- [...] the Sea-Crow[, so called] from his Blackness.1722, Oppian, Oppian's Halieuticks of the Nature of Fishes and Fishing of the Ancients, page 229
- [page 137:] And here the Dory spends his easy Days. / Here Sea-Crows dwell, nam'd from their dusky Hue, / And tim'rous Shade-Fish the blind Haunts pursue. [page 244:] Here sea-crows dwell, and the lov'd haunt pursue, / Smeetch'd with dark stain, and nam'd from dusky hue.1952, William Diaper, Complete Works, page 137,244
Forms of sea-crow
| plural | sea-crows |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sea crow |
| alternative form | seacrow |
Origin of sea-crow
Calque of Latin corvus maritimus (“cormorant”).
Named either for its dark colour, or from the noise it makes when caught, which is fancied to resemble a crow's caw.
Questions about sea-crow
- What does sea-crow mean?
- Sea-crow means a gull.
- What part of speech is sea-crow?
- Sea-crow is a noun.
- What is the plural of sea-crow?
- The plural of sea-crow is sea-crows.
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