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CORVUS CORAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Corvus corax mean?
• CORVUS CORAX (noun)
The noun CORVUS CORAX has 1 sense:
1. large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
Familiarity information: CORVUS CORAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Corvus corax; raven
Hypernyms ("Corvus corax" is a kind of...):
corvine bird (birds of the crow family)
Holonyms ("Corvus corax" is a member of...):
Corvus; genus Corvus (type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens)
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