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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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rav·en1
/ ˈrāvən/
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n.
a large heavily built crow, esp. the all-black
common raven (Corvus corax), feeding chiefly on carrion.
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adj.
(esp. of hair) of a glossy black color.
rav·en2
/ ˈravən/
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v. [intr.] archaic
(of a ferocious wild animal) hunt for prey.
∎ [tr.]
devour voraciously.
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