Chough, n.

(chŭf), n. [A-S. ceo, Fr. choucas, Pr. caucala, Sp. chova, choja, O. Fr. choe. Cf. M. H. Ger. chouh, owl, D. kaaw, crow, and W. cæwci, jackdaw.] (Zoöl.) A bird of the crow family, and genus Pyrrhocorax. It is of a black color, with a long, slender, and curved bill. Baird.