Corvus

See also: corvus

Translingual

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Etymology

Latin corvus (“raven”)

Proper noun

Corvus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – the true crows: ravens, crows, jackdaws and the rook.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Aves - class; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Corvidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Corvus corax - type species. See Corvus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies for other species.

Further reading

• Crow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Corvus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Corvus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Call of American crow

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

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English

Corvus constellation map

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin corvus (“raven, crow”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)vəs

Proper noun

Corvus

1. (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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 烏鴉座 (zh)

• Finnish: Korppi (fi)
• French: Corbeau (fr) m
• Galician: Corvo (gl)
• German: Rabe (de) m

• Japanese: 烏座 (ja) (からすざ, Karasuza), からす座 (ja)
• Korean: 까마귀자리 (kkamagwijari)
• Malay: Gagak
• Polish: Kruk (pl) m
• Russian: Во́рон (ru) m (Vóron)
• Spanish: Corvus

See also

• Corvus (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Spanish

Proper noun

Corvus ?

1. (astronomy) Corvus (constellation of the southern sky)