cora

n. an East Indian cereal grass (Eleusine coracana) whose seeds yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
Syn. -- finger millet, ragi, ragee, African millet, corakan, kurakkan, Eleusine coracana. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the type genus of the Coraciidae.
Syn. -- genus Coracias. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) a family of birds comprising the rollers.
Syn. -- family Coraciidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) an order of birds including the rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee-eaters; todies.
Syn. -- order Coraciiformes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ W. corwgl, cwrwgl, fr. corwg, cwrwg, any round body or vessel, the trunk of the body, carcass. ] A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Tibet and in Egypt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The coracoid bone or process. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; ko`rax crow + e'i^dos form. ] 1. Shaped like a crow's beak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds, reptiles, and amphibians, which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Courage [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To Canterbury with full devout corage. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]