"corbie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: corbies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French corbeau, from Old French corb (from Latin corvus (“raven”)) or Old French corbel (“crow”) (from Late Latin corbellus, from Latin corvus). See also Norman corbin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|corbeau}} Middle French corbeau, {{der|en|fro|corb}} Old French corb, {{cog|la|corvus||raven}} Latin corvus (“raven”), {{der|en|fro|corbel||crow}} Old French corbel (“crow”), {{cog|LL.|corbellus}} Late Latin corbellus, {{cog|la|corvus}} Latin corvus, {{cog|nrf|corbin}} Norman corbin Head templates: {{en-noun}} corbie (plural corbies)
  1. (Scotland) A raven or crow (typically Corvus corax). Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-corbie-en-noun-WnG0RjB9 Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (Australia) Either of two moth species of genus Oncopera, whose larvae feed on grasses, especially Oncopera intricata. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Corvids, Moths
    Sense id: en-corbie-en-noun-PPwB2kAb Disambiguation of Corvids: 44 56 Disambiguation of Moths: 29 71 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: corby Derived forms: corbie gable, corbie-messenger, corbie step, corbiestep, winter corbie (taxonomic: Oncopera rufobrunnea) Related terms: corbel, corbeling, corbeau

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