1) Constellation 2) Constellation, Crow 3) Crow 4) Crow constellation 5) Heraldic bird 6) Latin boy name 7) Latin surname 8) Talking bird
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[Chinese astronomy] According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Corvus is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què). The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 烏鴉座 (wū yā zuò), meaning `the c...
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[constellation] ==Notable features== ===Stars=== Four principal stars, δ, γ, ε, and β Crv, form an asterism known as `the `Spica`s Spanker` or `the Sail`. γ and δ serve as pointers toward Spica. The four brightest stars in Corvus are mostly unremarkable. Alpha Corvi, also called Alchiba, is a white-hued star of magnitude 4.0, 40 light...
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[genus] Corvus is a a widely distributed genus of birds in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws (Eurasian and Daurian) to the common raven of the Holarctic region and thick-billed raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents except Sou...
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[heraldry] The genus Corvus, the True Crows, in heraldry (family coats of arms) may represent harshness, avarice, death or divine providence. Crows and ravens are indistinguishable in use and appearance, and are depicted in heraldry with hairy feathers and is close by default. A crow speaking will have its mouth agape or open as if it were ...
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(from the article `naval ship`) ...land warfare to sea and forced the Carthaginians to fight on Roman terms. Each Roman galley had fitted in the bow a hinged gangplank with a ... ...of ships on a side. Battles occurred because of the threat of invasion, so that many armed men were present. These participated as archers or ... [2 rela...
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(abbr. Crv, gen. Corvi) The Crow; a small but fairly conspicuous southern constellation whose four main stars make up an easily distinguished quadrilateral. It lies south and west of Virgo and east of Crater. Among its premier deep sky objects are the planetary nebula NGC 4361, ...
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English name: The Crow. Genitive name: Corvi. Visibility: Visible from the UK See TABLE 20: THE CONSTELLATIONS.
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'Raven'. movable boarding bridge.
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Literally, raven, this was the name given to the movable boarding bridge developed by the Romans.
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Corvus is a genus of birds of the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, which includes the rook, jackdaw, raven, carrion crow and others.
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[
n] - a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo 2. [n] - type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
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corvus Crow. In the bow of ships the Romans had a long beam with a spike on one end and the other end was fastened to the foredeck by a heavy hinge. This was the corvus or 'crow'. When the corvus was dropped on an opposing galley, the spike sank into the wood and held the two ships together. The corvus was then used as a gangplank for boarders to...
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the Crow, a constellation; sent by Apollo to collect water from a nearby stream, the crow dallied and ate figs instead of collecting water in the cup Apollo had given him; the crow returned to Apollo not with the water but carrying the Hydra and claimed that the Hydra was his reason for not bringing back the water; Apollo, knowing the crow was lyin...
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genus Corvus noun type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
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the Crow, a southern constellation between Virgo and Hydra.
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