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a murder of crows
phrase
a group of crows(= large black birds):
The crow's association with death as a result of its tendency to scavenge on the battlefield probably led to the sinister term 'murder of crows'.
A murder of crows had roosted in the tree and were cawing loud enough to wake the whole neighbourhood.
A whole murder of crows took off from the lawn.
See also
murdernoun(GROUP)
Why do we refer to a flock of crows as a "murder of crows"?
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