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corvine, a.|ˈkɔːvaɪn|
[ad. L. corvīn-us, f. corvus raven.]
Of or pertaining to a raven or crow; akin to a crow, of the crow kind.
1656Blount Glossogr., Corvine, pertaining to, or like a Raven or Crow; black as a Crow. 1852R. F. Burton Falc. Indus i. 5 A din of corvine voices. 1874Coues Birds N.W. 210 Notwithstanding its essentially corvine form, the habits of this bird..are rather those of Jays. 1886Guillemard Cruise Marchesa I. 122 Corvine birds are abundant wherever there are fish. |