corvid
noun
cor·vid
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Definition of corvid
: any of a family (Corvidae) of stout-billed passerine birds including the crows, jays, magpies, and the raven
Examples of corvid in a Sentence
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Contrary to popular belief, a corvid does not have to have its tongue split to be able to mimic like this. — Leah Asmelash And Brian Ries, CNN, "Is it a bird or a bunny? This optical illusion of an animal is confusing the internet," 21 Aug. 2019 Because crows and scrub-jays are in the same family — corvid — whatever scares the crows will also likely scare the scrub-jays. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Attempt to scare away crows ends up pranking a hawk," 19 June 2019 The organization acquires and distributes several bird species — excluding eagles — including hawks, falcons, condors, vultures, corvids, songbirds and water birds. — Elizabeth Montgomery, azcentral, "USA TODAY NETWORK awards grants to seven Valley groups as part of giving-back initiative," 11 June 2019 At least 10 of the corvids were found dead in the incident, but Bob Sallinger, conservation director of the Portland Audubon Society, said at the time there were likely more deaths than were recorded. — oregonlive.com, "Portland bans use of bird poison on city property after crow deaths," 5 June 2019 And then there’s the ravenmaster, Christopher Skaife, charged with caring for the seven corvids that reside at the Tower of London, the 11th-century walled fortress that today is one of Britain’s most popular tourist sites. — William Booth, The Seattle Times, "The secrets of the royal ravenmaster at the Tower of London," 26 Oct. 2018 Penguin cognition is not quite as well documented as that of parrots or corvids (crows, ravens, and magpies, for example), which have been formally studied for years, says Anne Tieber, Curator of Birds at the St. Louis Zoo. — National Geographic, "How penguins show their smarts," 25 Apr. 2019 Because crows and scrub-jays are in the same family — corvid — whatever scares the crows will also likely scare the scrub-jays. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Attempt to scare away crows ends up pranking a hawk," 19 June 2019 The organization acquires and distributes several bird species — excluding eagles — including hawks, falcons, condors, vultures, corvids, songbirds and water birds. — Elizabeth Montgomery, azcentral, "USA TODAY NETWORK awards grants to seven Valley groups as part of giving-back initiative," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'corvid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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