Corvid
/ˈkɔːr.vɪd/noun
A bird of the crow family, including crows, ravens, rooks, jays, and magpies.
Did you know?Corvid comes from Latin corvus, and the same bird-root also gave us the scientific family name Corvidae, but not the word for the bird’s famous ‘caw’ call.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱor-
“A proposed ancient root connected with crow-like birds”
Latin
Latin
corvus
“Crow; raven”
Late Latin
Latin
corvidae
“The crow family”
19th Century
English
corvid
“A bird belonging to the crow family”
Modern English
English
corvid
“Any bird in the crow family”