Corvus

See also: corvus

Translingual

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Etymology

Latin corvus (“raven”)

Proper noun

Corvus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – the true crows: ravens, crows, jackdaws and the rook.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Corvidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Corvus corax - type species. See Corvus on WikispeciesWikispecies for other species.

References

Crow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Corvus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Corvus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
Call of American crow

English

Corvus constellation map

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corvus (“raven, crow”)

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)vəs

Proper noun

Corvus

(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

Chinese:
Mandarin: 烏鴉座 (zh)
Finnish: Korppi (fi)
French: Corbeau (fr) m
Galician: Corvo (gl)
German: Rabe (de) m
Greek:
Ancient: Κόραξ m (Kórax)

Irish: an Préachán m
Japanese: 烏座 (ja) (からすざ, Karasuza), からす座 (ja)
Korean: 까마귀자리 (kkamagwijari)
Malay: Gagak
Polish: Kruk (pl) m
Russian: Во́рон (ru) m (Vóron)
Spanish: Corvus

See also

Corvus (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Proper noun

Corvus ?

(astronomy) Corvus (constellation of the southern sky)

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