Definition of corvine in English:
corvine
adjective ˈkɔːvʌɪnˈkɔrvaɪn
Of or like a raven or crow, especially in colour.
this attractive member of the corvine family
in appearance they are distinctly corvine
Example sentencesExamples
- There are few human references on such aspects of corvine psychology.
- But again, the article is worth reading for its loving portrait of corvine life.
- It soon attracts the attention of the local corvine tribe and is mobbed by rooks and jackdaws.
- This corvine do-it-yourselfer sometimes fashions the tool from the left edge of a leaf and sometimes from the right.
- There is an unnerving, corvine inquisitiveness to his gaze.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin corvinus, from corvus 'raven'.