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CORVUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
Synonyms:
Corvus; genus Corvus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Corvus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Corvus"):
crow (black birds having a raucous call)
Corvus corax; raven (large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail)
Corvus frugilegus; rook (common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow)
Corvus monedula; daw; jackdaw (common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery)
Holonyms ("Corvus" is a member of...):
Corvidae; family Corvidae (crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
Synonyms:
Corvus; Crow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
