chough

noun

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

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   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun

   Source: webster1913