CORVUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Corvus mean? 

• CORVUS (noun)
  The noun CORVUS has 2 senses:

1. a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo

2. type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens

  Familiarity information: CORVUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORVUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Corvus; Crow

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Corvus; genus Corvus

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)