Definition of raven
(Entry 1 of 3)
: a large, glossy-black bird (Corvus corax) that is widely distributed in northern parts of the northern hemisphere but now rare in most areas of the eastern and central U.S. and that differs from the closely related common crow chiefly in its larger size and wedge-shaped tail and in having the feathers of the throat narrow and pointed resulting in a shaggy appearance
also
: any of various usually large and glossy black, corvine birds
raven
adjectiveDefinition of raven (Entry 2 of 3)
: shiny and black like a raven's feathers
raven hair
raven
verbDefinition of raven (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: to devour greedily
2
: despoil
men … raven the earth, destroying its resources — New Yorker
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The first known use of raven was before the 12th century
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