definition of raven by the Free Online Dictionary

Jun 25, 2014 10:55


Raven [ class=ds list> (Myth Legend / Non European Myth Legend) a traditional trickster hero among the native peoples of the Canadian Pacific Northwest[from raven1]raven1n1. (Life Sciences Allied Applications / Animals) a large passerine bird, Corvus corax, having a large straight bill, long wedge shaped tail, and black plumage: family Corvidae (crows). It has a hoarse croaking cry2. (Fine Arts Visual Arts / Colours)a. a shiny texansofficialnflproshop.com/Xavier_Suafilo_Jersey_Texans black colourb. (as adjective) raven hair[Old English hr related to Old High German hraban, Old Norse hrafn]raven2vb1. to seize or seek (plunder, prey, etc.)2. to eat (something) voraciously or greedily; be ravenous in eating[from Old French raviner to attack impetuously; see ravenous]ravener nn. 1. any of several very large corvine birds having lustrous black plumage and a loud, harsh call, esp. Corvus corax, of North America and Eurasia.
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