corvus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hooked ram for destroying walls.
  2. A grappling hook in Ancient Roman naval warfare.
name
  1. A constellation of the southern sky south of the constellation Virgo, said to resemble a crow.

Word forms

corvus corvuses corvi

Etymology

From Latin corvus (“crow”), named for the resemblance to a crow's beak.

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