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raven

('r/eI/v/@/n )

Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.(adjective)

source: webster1913

large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail(noun.animal)

Synonym:
corvus corax

source: wordnet30
A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity.(noun)

source: webster1913
Rapine; rapacity.(noun)

source: webster1913

obtain or seize by violence(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
prey on or hunt for(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
predate, prey

source: wordnet30
eat greedily(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
devour, guttle, pig

source: wordnet30
feed greedily(verb.consumption)

Example:
The lions ravened the bodies.

source: wordnet30
To obtain or seize by violence.(verb)

source: webster1913
To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.(verb)

source: webster1913

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