CORVUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens

Synonyms:

Corvus; genus Corvus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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)