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Definition of Corvidae
1. Noun. Crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay.
Exact synonyms: Family Corvidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Oscines, Passeres, Suborder Oscines, Suborder Passeres
Member holonyms: Corvine Bird, Corvus, Genus Corvus, Garrulinae, Subfamily Garrulinae, Genus Nucifraga, Nucifraga, Genus Pica, Pica
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Oscines, Passeres, Suborder Oscines, Suborder Passeres
Member holonyms: Corvine Bird, Corvus, Genus Corvus, Garrulinae, Subfamily Garrulinae, Genus Nucifraga, Nucifraga, Genus Pica, Pica
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corvidae
Literary usage of Corvidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Game Preserving: Containing the Fullest Directions for Rearing and by William Carnegie (1884)
"... to distinguish it from the Hooded Crow, one of the Corvidae which, though not
a common visitant in our southern counties, is well enough known in the ..."
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