corvid

noun

cor·vid ˈkȯr-vəd

: any of a family (Corvidae) of stout-billed passerine birds including the crows, jays, magpies, and the raven

Examples of corvid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Crows and ravens belong to the same corvid family and are often confused for each other, but there are ways to tell them apart. —

Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024 Only a few birds–chicken, ostrich, and duck-like creatures–made it across the extinction line, giving rise to the dizzying array of modern birds: From songbirds to corvids to parrots. —

Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 31 July 2024 The study adds to the growing laundry list of cognitive abilities that corvids (the bird family including crows, ravens, magpies, and jays) possess. —

Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 23 May 2024 Jackdaws are clever corvids that belong to the same family as crows and ravens. —

Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for corvid

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