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Definition of Corvus
1. Noun. A small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo.
2. Noun. Type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Corvidae, Family Corvidae
Member holonyms: Crow, Corvus Corax, Raven, Corvus Frugilegus, Rook, Corvus Monedula, Daw, Jackdaw
Definition of Corvus
1. Proper noun. (constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crow. It lies south of the constellation Virgo. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corvus
1. a southern constellation [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corvus
Literary usage of Corvus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan (1885)
"In Corvus corax the crenulated feathers extend from the chin covering the whole
of the crop: this is never the case with Corvus japonensis. ..."
2. A History of the Birds of Europe: Including All the Species Inhabiting the ...by Henry Eeles Dresser, Richard Bowdler Sharpe by Henry Eeles Dresser, Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1881)
"Corvus agricola iv. 534, 551. agrorum iv. 551. americanus iv. ... Corvus frugilegus
iv. 521, 534, 551. Corvus glandarius iv. 481. graculus iv. ..."
3. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1880)
"Here they were met by Corvus at the head of an army ; but before proceeding to use
... 335 Corvus was elected consul a fourth time with M. Atilius Regulus, ..."
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