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  • In birds a blind sac develops as an outgrowth of the esophagus , and is called the crop.

    Penguins - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • In birds a blind sac develops as an outgrowth of the esophagus , and is called the crop.

    Penguins - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • The Mexican variety of wheat would also yield an eight-fold increase in crop.

    Focus on India 1967

  • For one thing, it was accompanied by plenty of soap, and for another thing, it was preceded by a haircut that is better described as a crop.

    An Indian Boy's Story 1903

  • Later in the day I informed my correspondent, for whom indeed I kept a loose diary of the situation, that I had made the acquaintance of this celebrity and that she was a pretty little girl who wore her hair in what used to be called a crop.

    The Death of the Lion Henry James 1879

  • To prepare for her offspring, the mother collects pollen and nectar, which she carries back to the burrow in a nifty part of the digestive tract called the crop.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • A group of blisters that emerges at the same time is called a crop.

    unknown title 2009

  • A group of blisters that emerges at the same time is called a crop.

    unknown title 2009

  • A group of blisters that emerges at the same time is called a crop.

    unknown title 2009

  • A group of blisters that emerges at the same time is called a crop.

    unknown title 2009

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