corvine

[ kawr-vahyn, -vin ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or resembling a crow.
2. belonging or pertaining to the Corvidae, a family of birds including the crows, ravens, and jays.

corvine

/ ˈkɔːvaɪn /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a crow
2. of, relating to, or belonging to the passerine bird family Corvidae, which includes the crows, raven, rook, jackdaw, magpies, and jays

Word History and Origins

Origin of corvine¹

1650–60; < Latin corvīnus, equivalent to corv ( us ) raven + -īnus -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of corvine¹

C17: from Latin corvīnus raven-like, from corvus a raven

Example Sentences

A pisco sour, a plate of corvine tiradito, waiters who always seem as if they’re auditioning for a show on FXX — it’s hard to have a bad time here.

From Los Angeles Times

Not least, I particularly relished Stott’s sprightly diction: “a rialto of possibilities,” “the brutal comedy of his worldliness,” “temulent illusions,” “a horde of corvine devotees.”

From Washington Post

Strepera, strep′e-ra, n. an Australian genus of corvine passerine birds, the crow-shrikes.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Nucifraga, nū-sif′ra-ga, n. a genus of corvine birds, between crows and jays, the nutcrackers.

From Project Gutenberg

He went to the king of crows, and begged that his corvine majesty would be pleased to allow one thousand of his black subjects to accompany him on a certain day to a certain place.

From Project Gutenberg