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corvine

[ kawr-vahyn, -vin ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or resembling a crow.
  2. belonging or pertaining to the Corvidae, a family of birds including the crows, ravens, and jays.


corvine

/ ˈɔːɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a crow
  2. of, relating to, or belonging to the passerine bird family Corvidae, which includes the crows, raven, rook, jackdaw, magpies, and jays
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corvine1

1650–60; < Latin ǰīԳܲ, equivalent to corv ( us ) raven + -īԳܲ -ine 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corvine1

C17: from Latin ǰīԳܲ raven-like, from corvus a raven
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Example Sentences

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He went to the king of crows, and begged that his corvine majesty would be pleased to allow one thousand of his black subjects to accompany him on a certain day to a certain place.

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Bill corvine in shape; culmen rounded; nostrils near base of upper mandible and hidden by bristly feathers; tail feathers twelve.

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These very long sticks were so slender and dry that the bird was able to lift and to fly with them; therefore, to his corvine mind, they were suitable for his purpose.

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In the long struggle between human ingenuity and corvine sagacity, it is doubtful which has thus far obtained the upper hand.

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No one could say of this bird that it carried out the corvine principle, and—             ”—died as slow, As the morning mists down the hill that go.”

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