Pe > References for ‘peck’
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[2] The root verb kut́a [...] of obstacles”, “to peck or to nibble”. There are [...] cannot be considered incorrect.
[111] In other words, if the dead body of a Kayastha is floating on the water a crow will not peck at it. The crow thinks that surely [...] kut́a is Kayastha.
[274] 9) Kákárii: Káka [...] spies an owl during the day it will peck at it. Fearful of crows, the owl [...] it also will not eat crow-meat.