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raven

DEFINITIONS OF: raven

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n large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

Synonyms:
Corvus corax
Type of:
corvine bird
birds of the crow family

v eat greedily

Synonyms:
devour, guttle, pig
Type of:
eat
take in solid food

v feed greedily

“The lions ravened the bodies”
Type of:
eat, feed
take in food; used of animals only

v prey on or hunt for

Synonyms:
predate, prey
Type of:
forage
wander and feed

v obtain or seize by violence

Type of:
seize
take or capture by force
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