GENUS CORVUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Corvus mean? • GENUS CORVUS (noun)
The noun GENUS CORVUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
Familiarity information: GENUS CORVUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS CORVUS (noun)
Meaning:
Type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Corvus; Corvus
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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