crow eater

crow eater
An inhabitant of South Australia.

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  • Crow eater — a person from South Australia; someone who lives in the state of South Australia, the states outback have a lot of crows …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • crow eater — Australian Slang a person from South Australia; someone who lives in the state of South Australia, the states outback have a lot of crows …   English dialects glossary

  • crow — 1. noun /kɹəʊ,kroʊ/ a) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call. Gaslark in his splendour on the golden stairs saying adieu to those three captains and their …   Wiktionary

  • crow — {{11}}crow (n.) O.E. crawe, imitative of bird s cry. Phrase eat crow is perhaps based on the notion that the bird is edible when boiled but hardly agreeable; first attested 1851, Amer.Eng., but said to date to War of 1812 (Walter Etecroue turns… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Carrion Crow — Conservation status Least Concern& …   Wikipedia

  • wattled crow — Wattlebird Wat tle*bird , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of honey eaters belonging to {Anthoch[ae]ra} and allied genera of the family {Meliphagid[ae]}. These birds usually have a large and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wattled bee-eater — Wattlebird Wat tle*bird , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of honey eaters belonging to {Anthoch[ae]ra} and allied genera of the family {Meliphagid[ae]}. These birds usually have a large and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wattled honey eater — Wattlebird Wat tle*bird , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of honey eaters belonging to {Anthoch[ae]ra} and allied genera of the family {Meliphagid[ae]}. These birds usually have a large and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Amatsu-Mikaboshi (comics) — Mikaboshi Amatsu Mikaboshi. Art by Travel Foreman. Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics …   Wikipedia

  • eat — eater, n. /eet/, v., ate /ayt/; esp. Brit. /et/ or (Archaic) eat /et, eet/; eaten or (Archaic) eat /et, eet/; …   Universalium

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