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    GENUS CORVUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravensplay

    Synonyms:

    Corvus; genus Corvus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Corvus" is a kind of...):

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Corvus" is a member of...):

    Corvidae; family Corvidae (crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay)

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