Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
CROW
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe; akin to Old High German krāwa crow, Old English crāwan to crow Date: before 12th century any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus ),
2. capitalized a member of an American Indian people of the region between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers, the language of the Crow people, Corvus , humble pie ,
II. verb (crowed; also in sense 1 chiefly British crew; crowing)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English crāwan Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to make the loud shrill sound characteristic of a cock, to utter a sound expressive of pleasure,
3. to exult gloatingly especially over the distress of another, to brag exultantly or blatantly, transitive verb to say with self-satisfaction, see: boast
III. noun
Date: 13th century
the cry of the cock, a triumphant cry