Definition of Corvus corax

1. Noun. Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail.

Exact synonyms: Raven
Generic synonyms: Corvine Bird
Group relationships: Corvus, Genus Corvus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corvus Corax

Cortinarius atkinsonianus
Cortinarius corrugatus
Cortinarius gentilis
Cortinarius mutabilis
Cortinarius semisanguineus
Cortinarius subfoetidus
Cortinarius violaceus
Cortland
Cortone Acetate
Corvette
Corvidae
Corvisart's facies
Corvisart des Marets
Corvus
Corvus brachyrhyncos
Corvus corax
Corvus frugilegus
Corvus monedula
Cory
Coryanthes
Corybant
Corybants
Corydalidae
Corydalis
Corydalis claviculata
Corydalis sempervirens
Corydalis solida
Corydalus
Corydalus cornutus
Corylaceae

Literary usage of Corvus corax

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. Familiar wild birds by Walter Swaysland (1883)
"corvus corax. LTHOUGH the name of the Raven is as familiar to the world as that of the Lark, there are few indeed who have seen one in a state of nature, ..."

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