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Corvus

CORVUS

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Noun.
[L., a raven.]
1.
In astronomy, a constellation of the southern hemisphere, containing nine stars.
2.
A military engine or gallery used by the Romans for boarding ships in war. It was a strong platform of boards at the prow, movable as on a spindle, and thrown over the side of the enemys vessel, when grappled.

Definition 2024


Corvus

Corvus

See also: corvus

Translingual

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Etymology

Latin corvus (raven)

Proper noun

Corvus m

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

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References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

English

Corvus constellation map

Proper noun

Corvus

  1. (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky south of the constellation Virgo, said to resemble a crow.

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Spanish

Proper noun

Corvus ?

  1. (astronomy) Corvus (constellation of the southern sky)

corvus

corvus

See also: Corvus

Latin

corvus (a raven)

Noun

corvus m (genitive corvī); second declension

  1. A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and sacred to Apollo.
  2. (nautical) A gangplank, used in Roman naval combat for boarding enemy ships.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative corvus corvī
genitive corvī corvōrum
dative corvō corvīs
accusative corvum corvōs
ablative corvō corvīs
vocative corve corvī

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