Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The common European coot, Fulica atra: from its blackish plumage.
- noun The water-ouzel, Cinclus aquaticus.
- noun The darter, snake-bird, or water-turkey, Plotus an-hinga
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Examples
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Pod, a buffalo; Kamalia, the lotus flower; Panknali, the water-crow;
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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They are of the common sorts, the shags being our cormorant or water-crow.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 Robert Kerr 1784
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"The shags of this place are of two sorts; the lesser cormorant or water-crow, and another, which is black above, with a white belly, the same that is found in New Zealand, Terra del Fuego, and the island of
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