About The Word Raven
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What's The Definition Of Raven?
[n] large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
[v] feed greedily [v] eat greedily [v] prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" [v] obtain or seize by violence Synonyms | Synonyms for Raven: Corvus corax | devour | gulp | guttle | pig | predate | prey Related Terms | Find terms related to Raven: See Also | corvine bird | Corvus | eat | feed | forage | genus Corvus | seize Raven In Webster's Dictionary \Ra"ven\, n. [AS. hr[ae]fn; akin to raaf, G. rabe, OHG.
hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr.
?. ???.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large black passerine bird ({Corvus corax}), similar to the
crow, but larger. It is native of the northern part of
Europe, Asia and America, and is noted for its sagacity.
{Sea raven} (Zo["o]l.), the cormorant.
\Ra"ven\, a. Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness. \Rav"en\, n. [OF. ravine impetuosity, violence, F. ravine ravine. See {Ravine}, {Rapine}.] [Written also {ravin}, and {ravine}.] 1. Rapine; rapacity. --Ray. 2. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. \Rav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravening}.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.] 1. To obtain or seize by violence. --Hakewill. 2. To devoir with great eagerness. Like rats that ravin down their proper bane. --Shak. \Rav"en\, v. i. To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. [Written also {ravin}, and {ravine}.] Benjamin shall raven as a wolf. --Gen. xlix. 27. |
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