Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various medium-sized to large birds of the family Corvidae, which includes crows, ravens, jays, and magpies.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or resembling the Corvidæ.
- noun A crow of the family Corvidæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to or resembling the
Corvidae . - noun A member of the
bird familyCorvidae , includingcrows ,ravens ,jays ,choughs ,treepies etc.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Despite these objections, P. humilis has remained classified as a corvid in most standard works on Corvidae (Goodwin 1986, Madge & Burn 1999) and indeed in most general works on birds.
Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006
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There is the study that showed how a Eurasian corvid called a rook figured out that it could raise the level of water in a pitcher by adding rocks to it, just like in the ancient Aesop fable, so it could get a drink.
David Mizejewski: Corvids Are Oddly Intelligent David Mizejewski 2011
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My most recent discovery of evidence of corvid intelligence is this video of some Russian ravens who are clearly playing in the snow just for the fun of it.
David Mizejewski: Corvids Are Oddly Intelligent David Mizejewski 2011
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There is the study that showed how a Eurasian corvid called a rook figured out that it could raise the level of water in a pitcher by adding rocks to it, just like in the ancient Aesop fable, so it could get a drink.
David Mizejewski: Corvids Are Oddly Intelligent David Mizejewski 2011
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My most recent discovery of evidence of corvid intelligence is this video of some Russian ravens who are clearly playing in the snow just for the fun of it.
David Mizejewski: Corvids Are Oddly Intelligent David Mizejewski 2011
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After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he's come up with an elegant machine that may form a new bond between animal and human.
Boing Boing 2008
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It bore no resemblance to any corvid that had ever lived, but somehow the lines managed to convey an expression of fierce intelligence.
Blood Lite II: Overbite Kevin J. Anderson 2010
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It was a black feather, roughly as long as his hand, probably from a corvid, like a crow, or perhaps a raven.
Elephant in the City 2010
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Sometimes a solitary corvid would cry a single rising note that hung in the air, and it sounded to me like a question thrown against the sky.
Kook Peter Heller 2010
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Picking nits, I know, but the car wash thief looks like a starling (not a corvid).
Crows Birds stealing coins from car wash? - Boing Boing 2008
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