A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Corvus,-i (s.m.II), abl. sg. corvo: classical = a raven; syn. corax,-acis (s.m.III), abl.sg. corace = Gk. korax, a raven; “according to the fable, originally white, changed to a black bird (in punishment for treachery; on account of its gift of prophecy; consecrated to Apollo; its flight to the right indicated good fortune:; [of objects] whose form or coloring is similar to that of the raven’s bill, such as a military implement, a grappling hook; the constellation Corvus; (Lewis & Short); syn. corax,-acis (s.m.III), q.v., abl.sg. corace = Gk. korax, a raven; see ‘crow;’ see ‘raven.’

NOTE: “presently, a crow is a bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly a synonym for all of Corvus. The term "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species.” (Wikipedia “Crow” Sept. 2019).

NOTE: cornix,-icis (s.f.III), abl. sg. cornice: classically = the crow. A crow is “any of various large usually entirely glossy black birds of Corvus and related genera” (WIII).

- [fungus] notabilem fungum in pennis ossiculisque superstitibus cadaveris unici corvini (Corvi Cornicis L.) putredine jamjam conficiendi, loco umbroso jacentis, invenimus (S&A), we came across this remarkable fungus on the feathers and surviving small bones of a solitary crow-carcass (Corvi Cornicis L.), already finishing with putrefaction, fallen in a shady place.

Crow family: Corvidae.

Linnaeus, Systema Naturae

Corvus corax: Raven. Corvus corone: Carrion crow.

Corvus cornix: Hooded crow. Corvus frugilegus: Rook.

Corvus monedula: Jackdaw.

“The genus Corvus, including the jackdaws, crows, rooks, and ravens, makes up over a third of the entire family [Corvidae]” (Wikipedia “Corvidae” Sept. 2019).

Carex crus-corvi (crow-spur Sedge), the crow’s leg or shank.

Echinochloa crus- corvi (Crow's-foot [grass]) [> L. crus, gen.sg. cruris (s.n.III), a leg + corvus, a crow: crow’s leg].

Raven L. corvus, “any of several other usu. large and glossy-black birds of the genus Corvus or family Corvidae” (WIII)