Associations to the word «Corvus»

Wiktionary

CORVUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae   — the true crows: ravens, crows, jackdaws and the rook.
CORVUS, proper noun. (constellation) A constellation of the southern sky south of the constellation Virgo, said to resemble a crow.
CORVUS CORAX, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae.
CORVUS CORNIX, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae   — a grey-coloured crow native to Europe from Scandinavia to Italy, east to western Asia.
CORVUS CORONE, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae   — the carrion crow, native to Eurasia.
CORVUS FRUGILEGUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae   — the rook,, which ranges from western Europe to east Asia.

Dictionary definition

CORVUS, noun. A small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo.
CORVUS, noun. Type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens.

Wise words

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