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Corvus corax
Raven Ra"ven, n. [AS. hr[ae]fn; akin to raaf, G. rabe, OHG. hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr. ?. ???.] (Zo["o]l.) A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern part of Europe, Asia and America, and is noted for its sagacity. Sea raven (Zo["o]l.), the cormorant.
Corvus corone
Carrion Car"ri*on, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. A prey for carrion kites. --Shak. Carrion beetle (Zo["o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphid[ae]. Carrion buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara. Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.
Corvus monedula
Daw Daw (d[add]), n. [OE. dawe; akin to OHG. t[=a]ha, MHG. t[=a]he, t[=a]hele, G. dohle. Cf. Caddow.] (Zo["o]l.) A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw. The loud daw, his throat displaying, draws The whole assembly of his fellow daws. --Waller. Note: The daw was reckoned as a silly bird, and a daw meant a simpleton. See in Shakespeare: -- ``Then thou dwellest with daws too.' (--Coriolanus iv. 5, 1. 47.) --Skeat.

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- Corvus is a widely distributed genus of p****erine birds ranging from medium-sized to large-sized in the family Corvidae. It includes species commonly known...
- Corvus Corax may refer to: Common raven (Corvus corax), bird Corvus Corax (band), German band known for playing medieval music Corvus Corax, Warhammer...
- Look up corvus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Corvus is a genus of birds commonly known as crows and ravens. Corvus may also refer to: Corvus Energy...
- Corvus Energy is a company specializing in Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for maritime applications. Established in Canada in 2009, the company relocated...
- Corvus Systems was a computer technology company that offered, at various points in its history, computer hardware, software, and complete PC systems....
- Corvus is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its name means "crow" in Latin. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century...
- Corvus Hungary LLC is an aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 2011 to produce the Corvus Fusion aircraft. Started in 2004, originally named Corvus...
- Corvus Glaive is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a prominent member of the Black Order, a...
- species within the p****erine bird genus Corvus (the crows and ravens). The genus contains 50 species: Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 – house crow or...
- Corvus Corax is a German band known for playing neo-Medieval music using authentic instruments. Their name is the Latin name for the common raven. The...