Meanings
corvus1
Corvus2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA grappling hook in Ancient Roman naval warfare.
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proper nounA constellation of the southern sky south of the constellation Virgo, said to resemble a crow.
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Origin
corvus · noun
- Latincorvus“crow”
- Englishcorvus
From Latin corvus (“crow”), named for the resemblance to a crow's beak.
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Full word history & related roots →Corvus · proper noun
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorh₂wós
- Proto-Italic*korwos
- Latincorvus
- EnglishCorvus
Borrowed from Latin corvus (“raven, crow”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Κόραξ
- Κόραξ (Kórax)constellation of the southern sky
Chinese Mandarin 烏鴉座 /乌鸦座
- 烏鴉座 /乌鸦座 (Wūyāzuò)constellation of the southern sky
Finnish Korppi
- Korppiconstellation of the southern sky
French Corbeau
- Corbeauconstellation of the southern sky
German Rabe
- Rabeconstellation of the southern sky
Irish an Préachán
- an Préachánconstellation of the southern sky
Japanese 烏座, からす座
- 烏座 (Karasuza)constellation of the southern sky
- からす座 (Karasuza)constellation of the southern sky
Korean 까마귀자리
- 까마귀자리 (Kkamagwijari)constellation of the southern sky
Malay Gagak
- Gagakconstellation of the southern sky
Polish Kruk
- Krukconstellation of the southern sky
Russian Во́рон
- Во́рон (Vóron)constellation of the southern sky
Spanish Corvus
- Corvusconstellation of the southern sky
Swedish korpen
- korpenconstellation of the southern sky
Cite this entry
APA
corvus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corvus
MLA
“corvus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corvus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corvus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corvus.
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