(krō) noun
1. Any of various omnivorous, raucous, oscine birds of the genus Corvus, with glossy black plumage; specifically, C. corone, the European carrion crow; also, the rook, the raven, and the American species, C. brachyrhynchos. ◆Collateral adjective: corvine.
2. A crowbar.
3. The cry of a cock, or any like sound.
—as the crow flies In a straight line.
—to eat crow Colloq. To recant a statement; back down; to humiliate oneself.
—v.i.
1. To utter the cry of a cock.
2. To exult; boast.
3. To utter sounds expressive of delight, as an infant.
—v.t.
4. To announce by crowing. [OE crāwe]

(krō) noun
1. A North American Indian of a Siouan tribe which formerly inhabited the region between the Platte and the Yellowstone.
2. The language of this tribe.

(krō)
The constellation Corvus. See CONSTELLATION.