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Definition of corvid in English: corvidnoun ˈkɔːvɪdˈkôrvid Ornithology A bird of the crow family (Corvidae ); a crow. Example sentencesExamples - I responded to Dave that mobbing behavior, when smaller birds team up to harry a larger one, is common in many bird species, from corvids to raptors to songbirds.
- Ornithologist John Terres suggests that corvids (including crows) have probably achieved the highest degree of intelligence to be found in any birds.
- The crow intervened not to protect its fellow corvid but solely because a crow cannot resist the temptation to bully a small raptor.
- He asked anyone who finds a dead crow, raven, magpie or jay or other member of the corvid bird family to call the health authority.
- Postmortem specimens were collected from 40 corvids (9 American crows and 31 blue jays) that had died from no obvious cause.
Origin Mid 20th century: from modern Latin Corvidae (plural), from Latin corvus 'raven'. Definition of corvid in US English: corvidnounˈkôrvid Ornithology A bird of the crow family (Corvidae); a crow. Example sentencesExamples - The crow intervened not to protect its fellow corvid but solely because a crow cannot resist the temptation to bully a small raptor.
- I responded to Dave that mobbing behavior, when smaller birds team up to harry a larger one, is common in many bird species, from corvids to raptors to songbirds.
- Ornithologist John Terres suggests that corvids (including crows) have probably achieved the highest degree of intelligence to be found in any birds.
- Postmortem specimens were collected from 40 corvids (9 American crows and 31 blue jays) that had died from no obvious cause.
- He asked anyone who finds a dead crow, raven, magpie or jay or other member of the corvid bird family to call the health authority.
Origin Early 20th century: from modern Latin Corvidae (plural), from Latin corvus ‘raven’. |