corvus

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Latin word corvus comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós

*ḱorh₂wós (Proto-Indo-European)

corvus (Latin)

(nautical) A gangplank, used in Roman naval combat for boarding enemy ships.. A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and sacred to Apollo.

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