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Corvus
[ kawr-vuhs ]
noun
- the Crow, or the Raven, a southern constellation bordered by Virgo, Hydra, and Crater.
Corvus
/ ˈkɔːvəs /
noun
- a small quadrilateral-shaped constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Virgo and Hydra
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Origin of Corvus1
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Origin of Corvus1
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Example Sentences
Bottles from Corvus Vineyards made by the prominent Turkish architect Resist Soley on Bozcaada are among the finest offerings.
As the month nears its end the big black crows (Corvus macrorhynchus) begin to construct their nests.
The word courbina is Italian and means croaker, from the Latin, corvus, crow.
In the southeast you will recognize the quadrilateral of Corvus, with the remarkably white star Spica glittering east of it.
This is not always so; the voice of Corvus splendens sometimes precedes that of the king crow.
The number of its folds varies considerably, from three in Caprimulgus to nearly thirty in crow (Corvus).
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