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Corvus

Corvus

5 9.9
A small group of stars in the southern sky shaped like a crow
  • proper noun
translation icon : Corvus
  • The star was in the constellation Corvus, a Southern hemisphere constellation, and Corvus is a crow, and Smallville's mascot is a crow.
  • crow (Corvus)

Examples

  • The US outbreak of WNV was associated with high mortality among several bird species, particularly American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos).

    Academic text (2012)

  • The crow is Corvus brachyrhynchos, and the blackbird is Euphagus cyanocephalos.

    The Birds (1963)

  • I won't keep you in suspense: the star is LHS 2520, a red dwarf in the southern constellation of Corvus (at the center of the picture here).

    Blog text (14)

  • The constellation Corvus is often associated with the myth of Apollo and the crow.

  • Astronomers can easily locate the constellation Corvus near the brighter star Spica in Virgo.

  • During the spring months, Corvus is visible in the night sky, recognized by its distinctive crow shape.

Synonyms

Crow
vsCorvus
69 9.7

A small constellation in the southern sky near Virgo representing a crow

emphasizes its place in traditional astronomy rather than in myth

Compounds

Corvus corax
  • Specialized
8.5

A large black bird with a straight beak and a long wedge-shaped tail

genus Corvus
  • Specialized
8.1

A group of birds that includes crows and ravens

Surface Forms

Corvus main

Etymology

Corvus comes from Latin corvus, which means 'crow' or 'raven'. In myth the stars were pictured as a crow sent by Apollo, so the name helps you remember that the constellation represents a crow.