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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Ornithology 101 #115977 11/15/2003 10:23 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Rocs and rooks are completely different. The rook is, as you say, eta, a large crow. A roc is a legendary gigantic bird Sinbad had a run-in with. They could carry off elephants back to the nest as food for their fledgelings. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Ornithology 101 wwh 11/14/2003 4:37 PM Re: Ornithology 101 wwh 11/14/2003 4:42 PM Re: Ornithology 101 Buffalo Shrdlu 11/14/2003 5:38 PM Re: Ornithology 101 wwh 11/14/2003 6:04 PM Re: Ornithology 101 Bingley 11/15/2003 10:23 AM Re: Ornithology 101 Buffalo Shrdlu 11/15/2003 3:56 PM Re: Ornithology 101 wwh 11/15/2003 4:18 PM Re: Ornithology 101 Wordwind 11/15/2003 4:20 PM Re: Ornithology 101 wwh 11/15/2003 4:48 PM Re: Ornithology 101 Wordwind 11/15/2003 4:51 PM Re: Ornithology 101 Buffalo Shrdlu 11/15/2003 5:12 PM Re: Ornithology 101 wwh 11/15/2003 5:43 PM Re: Ornithology 101 Buffalo Shrdlu 11/15/2003 9:15 PM Re: Ornithology 101 Capfka 12/08/2003 8:24 PM Re: Ornithology 101 wwh 12/08/2003 9:41 PM Re: Ornithology 101 dxb 12/09/2003 11:18 AM Re: Ornithology 101 Capfka 12/09/2003 4:59 PM Re: Ornithology 101 wwh 12/09/2003 5:55 PM Re: Ornithology 101 dxb 12/10/2003 7:57 AM Re: Ornithology 101 Capfka 12/10/2003 2:55 PM Re: Ornithology 101 shanks 12/10/2003 5:23 PM Re: Ornithology 101 Faldage 12/10/2003 6:06 PM Re: Ornithology 101 wwh 12/10/2003 6:34 PM Re: Ornithology 101 AnnaStrophic 12/10/2003 7:36 PM Re: Ornithology 101 Faldage 12/10/2003 7:43 PM Re: Ornithology 101 dxb 12/11/2003 9:03 AM Re: Time Flies Faldage 12/11/2003 10:51 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,373 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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