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The crop (also the croup, the craw, the ingluvies, and the sublingual pouch) is a thin-walled, expanded portion of the alimentary tract, which is used for the storage of food before digestion. The crop is an anatomical structure in vertebrate animals, such as birds , and invertebrate animals, such as gastropods (snails and slugs), earthworms ...
A crow (pronounced / ˈ k r oʊ /) is a bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly, a synonym for all of Corvus. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "raven" is not linked scientifically to any certain trait but is rather a general grouping for larger-sized species of Corvus.
Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) in flight Jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) scavenging on a dead shark at a beach in Kumamoto, Japan. Medium-large species are ascribed to the genus, ranging from 34 cm (13 in) of some small Mexican species to 60–70 cm (24–28 in) of the large common raven and thick-billed raven, which together with the lyrebird represent the larger passerines.
Craw may refer to: Craw (band), a math rock band from Cleveland, Ohio; Craw (surname), a surname (includes list) Crop (anatomy), or craw, an anatomical structure; CRA-W (organization), the Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research; CRAW (industrial certification), a Certified Robotic Arc Welder, per the American Welding Society (A ...
A small, freely-moving projection on the anterior edge of the wing of modern birds (and a few non-avian dinosaurs)—a bird's "thumb"—the word is Latin and means 'winglet'; it is the diminutive of ala, meaning 'wing'. Alula typically bear three to five small flight feathers, with the exact number depending on the species.
Pair of crows chasing away a red-tailed hawk from their nest. The American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae.It is a common bird found throughout much of North America.
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