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A common name for several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus'', especially the common raven, ''Corvus corax .
Of the color of the raven; jet-black
(archaic) To obtain or seize by violence.
To devour with great eagerness.
To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
Any of three species of genus Equus'': ''E. grevyi]]'', '''', or ''[[Equus zebra, E. zebra , all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
(sports, slang) A referee.
(medicine, slang) An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "When you hear hoof beats, think of horses, not zebras.")
(vulgar, pejorative, slang) A bi-racial person, specifically one born to a member of the Sub-Saharan African race and a Caucasian.
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Etymology 1
(wikipedia raven) (Corvus corax) From (etyl) ).Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* (Australian raven) () * (brown-necked raven) () * (Chatham raven) () * (Chihuahuan raven) () * common raven (Corvus corax ) * (dwarf raven) () * (fan-tailed raven) () * (forest raven) () * (little raven) () * (New Zealand raven) () * northern raven (Corvus corax ) * (pied raven) * (relict raven) () * (Somali raven) () * (Tasmanian raven) () * (thick-billed raven) () * (western raven) () * (white-necked raven) ()Adjective
(-)- raven curls
- raven darkness
- She was a tall, sophisticated, raven-haired beauty.
Derived terms
* nonraven * raven-black * raven-haired * ravenhood * raven standardEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* ravin, ravineVerb
(en verb)- The raven is both a scavenger, who ravens''' a dead animal almost like a vulture, and a bird of prey, who commonly '''ravens to catch a rodent.