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.

External links

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

References

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

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English

Corvus constellation map

Etymology

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

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

• Malay: Gagak
• Russian: Ворон (ru) m (vóron)
• Spanish: Corvus

See also

• Corvus (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Corvus (constellation)