Useful english dictionary. 2012.
oscine bird — noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus • Syn: ↑oscine • Derivationally related forms: ↑oscine (for: ↑oscine) • Hypernyms: ↑passerine, ↑passeriform bi … Useful english dictionary
piñon bird — noun or piñon jay : a bluish corvine bird (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) of western No. America that feeds on piñon nuts … Useful english dictionary
Corvidae — noun crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay • Syn: ↑family Corvidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Corvus corax — noun large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge shaped tail • Syn: ↑raven • Hypernyms: ↑corvine bird • Member Holonyms: ↑Corvus, ↑genus Corvus … Useful english dictionary
Corvus frugilegus — noun common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow • Syn: ↑rook • Hypernyms: ↑corvine bird • Member Holonyms: ↑Corvus, ↑genus Corvus … Useful english dictionary
Corvus monedula — noun common black and grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery • Syn: ↑jackdaw, ↑daw • Hypernyms: ↑corvine bird • Member Holonyms: ↑Corvus, ↑genus Corvus … Useful english dictionary
family Corvidae — noun crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay • Syn: ↑Corvidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
raven — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hræfn; akin to Old High German hraban raven, Latin corvus, Greek korax Date: before 12th century a large glossy black corvine bird (Corvus corax) of Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and America II … New Collegiate Dictionary
blue jay — /ˈblu dʒeɪ/ (say blooh jay) noun 1. → black faced cuckoo shrike. 2. a common North American corvine bird, Cyanocitta cristata …
crow — I. /kroʊ / (say kroh) noun 1. either of two large, lustrous black Australian birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic harsh staccato call and shorter neck feathers than the raven: a. the Torresian crow, C. orru, found in Indonesia, New… …
