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corvus
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Princeton's WordNet
Corvus, Crownoun
a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
Corvus, genus Corvusnoun
type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
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Corvusnoun
A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crow. It lies south of the constellation Virgo.
Etymology: From corvus
Wikipedia
Corvus
Corvus is a widely distributed genus of medium-sized to large birds in the family Corvidae. It includes species commonly known as crows, ravens and rooks. The species commonly encountered in Europe are the carrion crow, the hooded crow, the common raven and the rook; those discovered later were named "crow" or "raven" chiefly on the basis of their size, crows generally being smaller. The genus name is Latin for "crow".The 45 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents except South America, and several islands. The Corvus genus makes up a third of the species in the family Corvidae. The members appear to have evolved in Asia from the corvid stock, which had evolved in Australia. The collective name for a group of crows is a "flock" or a "murder".Recent research has found some crow species capable of not only tool use, but also tool construction. Crows are now considered to be among the world's most intelligent animals with an encephalization quotient equal to that of many non-human primates.
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Corvus
Corvus is a small constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for raven or crow. It includes only 11 stars visible to the naked eye. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, who only counted 7 stars, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of corvus in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of corvus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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