Definition of Corvid

1. Noun. A member of the bird family ''Corvidae'', including crows, ravens, jays, choughs, treepies etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Corvid

1. any of a family of passerine birds [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corvid

coruscations
corvee
corvees
corven
corves
corvesor
corvesors
corvet
corveted
corvets
corvette
corvetted
corvettes
corvetto
corvettos
corvid (current term)
corvids
corvina
corvinas
corvine
corvine bird
corvorant
corvorants
corvuses
corvusite
cory
corybant
corybantes
corybantiasm
corybantic

Literary usage of Corvid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"FAMILY corvid^E. AMONG the members of this family will be found some of the most perfect, if one may use such an expression, of all the Passeriformes. ..."

2. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Family corvid^E. Crows, Jays, Magpies, etc. Key to the species of corvid^EA Plumage glossy black. 1. Bill over 2.50. Northern Raven. 2. Bill under 2.50. ..."

3. Qualitative Research for Tobacco Control: A How-to Introductory Manual for ...by Alison Mathie, Anne Camozzi by Alison Mathie, Anne Camozzi (2005)
"The manual was written by Dr. Alison Mathie, Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University, and Anne Camozzi, corvid Enterprises Inc., ..."

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