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DAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does daw mean?
• DAW (noun)
The noun DAW has 1 sense:
1. common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
Familiarity information: DAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Corvus monedula; daw; jackdaw
Hypernyms ("daw" is a kind of...):
corvine bird (birds of the crow family)
Holonyms ("daw" is a member of...):
Corvus; genus Corvus (type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens)
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