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n. - Type genus of crows and ravens; A small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo.

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  • I'm spending an inordinate amount of time trying to decide what to leave in Corvus, what to revise.
  • It's a superhero tale set in Roman occupied Britain and is called Corvus - you can find details here.
  • Thus Valerius slew the Gaul, and was called in consequence "Corvus," or the "Raven."
  • Thence he was called Corvus or Corvinus.
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