Chough

[tʃʌf]

Definition

(noun.) a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage.

Edited by Amber--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A bird of the Crow family (Fregilus graculus) of Europe. It is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and red legs; -- also called chauk, chauk-daw, chocard, Cornish chough, red-legged crow. The name is also applied to several allied birds, as the Alpine chough.

Editor: Margie

Definition

n. a kind of jackdaw which frequents rocky places on the seacoast.

Checked by Dolores