Corvus
See also: corvus
Translingual
Etymology
Latin corvus (“raven”)
Proper noun
Corvus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – true crows: ravens, crows, jackdaws and the rook.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Corvidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Corvus corax - type species. See Corvus on WikispeciesWikispecies for other species.
References
- Crow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Corvus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Corvus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- Call of American crow
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin corvus (“raven, crow”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)vəs
Proper noun
Corvus
- (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky south of the constellation Virgo, said to resemble a crow.
Derived terms
- Corvi
Translations
constellation of the southern sky
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See also
- Corvus (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spanish
Proper noun
Corvus ?
- (astronomy) Corvus (constellation of the southern sky)