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noun greek

cŏrax

gen. cŏrăcis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
a raven
a raven, Sol. 40; lsid. Orig. 12, 7, 43.—
a hooked engine of war, a battering-ram by metonymy
Meton., in milit. lang., a hooked engine of war, a battering-ram (called in pure Latin corvus), Vitr. 10, 13, 7.
Perseus ID: n11143 Key: corax1