'Corvus monedula' definitions:

Definition of 'Corvus monedula'

From: WordNet
noun
Common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery [syn: jackdaw, daw, Corvus monedula]

Definition of 'Corvus monedula'

From: GCIDE
  • Daw \Daw\ (d[add]), n. [OE. dawe; akin to OHG. t[=a]ha, MHG. t[=a]he, t[=a]hele, G. dohle. Cf. Caddow.] (Zool.) A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw. [1913 Webster]
  • The loud daw, his throat displaying, draws The whole assembly of his fellow daws. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The daw was reckoned as a silly bird, and a daw meant a simpleton. See in Shakespeare: -- "Then thou dwellest with daws too." (--Coriolanus iv. 5, 1. 47.) --Skeat. [1913 Webster]