Chough
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /t͡ʃʌf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chough is a noun meaning The white-winged chough, of genus Corcorax in the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, that inhabits dry woodlands.
Meaning
The white-winged chough, of genus Corcorax in the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, that inhabits dry woodlands.
More Meanings
- Either of two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia.
Example Sentences
For parot is no churlish Chowgh / nor no f[l]ekyd pye
And had not the old-man come in vvith a VVhoo-bub againſt his Daughter, and the Kings Sonne, and ſcar'd my Chovvghes from the Chaffe, I had not left a Purſe aliue in the vvhole Army.
Word Forms
- choughs
Synonyms for chough
Depending on context, synonyms include hermit-crow.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cornish, sea crow, chocard, corvid, hermit-crow, crow.
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