Definition of Corvus monedula. Meaning of Corvus monedula. Synonyms of Corvus monedula

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Definition of Corvus monedula

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.

Meaning of Corvus monedula from wikipedia

- and nape. Linnaeus first described it formally, giving it the name Corvus monedula. The common name derives from the word jack, denoting "small", and...
- jackdaw (now Coloeus monedula) and the Eurasian magpie (now Pica pica). At least 42 extant species are now considered to be members of Corvus, and at least 14...
- species from all other Corvus except a few island species to the north of Australia, and one from Eurasia, the jackdaw (Corvus monedula). Like the Australian...
- species within the genus Corvus: Western jackdaw (as Corvus monedula) Daurian jackdaw (as Corvus dauuricus) Eurasian jay (as Corvus glandarius) northwestern...
- Naturae, and it still bears its original name of Corvus corax. It is the type species of the genus Corvus, derived from the Latin word for 'raven'. The specific...
- orientalis Rook, Corvus frugilegus Western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula Fan-tailed raven, Corvus rhipidurus Brown-necked raven, Corvus ruficollis Holarctic...
- The hooded crow (Corvus cornix), also called the scald-crow or hoodie, is a Eurasian bird species in the genus Corvus. Widely distributed, it is found...
- name of Corvus corone. The binomial name is derived from the Latin corvus, "raven", and Gr**** κορώνη korōnē, "crow". The hooded crow (Corvus cornix),...
- The Australian raven (Corvus coronoides) is a p****erine corvid bird native to Australia. Measuring 46–53 centimetres (18–21 in) in length, it has an all-black...
- "Chough" was originally an alternative onomatopoeic name for the jackdaw, Corvus monedula, based on its call. The similar red-billed chough, formerly particularly...