That explanation is linked through 'the main words' below. I find that you understand words better when you see the words the first words' bases ...
The word “Corvids” (a Stout-Billed Family of Birds, including #Crows, Jays and #Magpies along with the Raven) is built--with the Suffix -idae--on ancient words that mean #Raven (Cornice). #Corvid
The word "Ravens" is built on ancient words that are Imitative of the Harsh Sounds the Bird makes (words like (or 'that Cf. with') "to Creak, Clatter" ... "not etymologically related to 'Ravening' or 'Ravenous'"). #Raven #AsTheRavenFlies
The word "Crows" (basically miniature-ravens) is also built on ancient words that are Imitative of their Cry (in the language of the Native American tribe The Crow, the tribe's name is Apsaruke). #Crow #AsTheCrowFlies #CrowsFeet #EatCrow (as it's said that crow was edible (if boiled), but not very tasty)
The word "Magpies" is built on ancient words that mean Margaret (proverbial slang for 'qualities associated with Women,' specifically Idle |Chattering) + "Bird with a Pointed Beak" (like the Indian Cuckoo, Woodpecker). #Magpie
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